Since I have been living without sugar for a while now, I thought it would be a fun challenge to see what a crumble tastes like with my good friend, honey, instead. Turns out, delish as ever. This is a super simple dessert that uses ingredients you probably have laying around your kitchen. By the way, for those of you – like myself – who might be curious to know the difference between a crisp and a crumble, apparently in a crisp the fruit is topped with a mixture of butter, sugar, flour and nuts. A crumble is the same but has oatmeal added to the topping.
Filling
1 basket of strawberries, stems removed, halved
1 pink lady apple, cut into bite sized cubes
¼ cup agave nectar
Zest from one orange
Topping
½ cup whole-wheat flour
½ cup rolled oats
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup butter, at room temperature
Serves 4.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix the halved strawberries with the honey and orange zest in a medium bowl. Pour evenly into a shallow pie or baking dish. To prepare the topping, mix together all the dry ingredients then fold in the butter until fully incorporated. Sprinkle over the fruit mixture and bake for 30-40 minutes, until top is golden brown and fruit is bubbling.
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This crumble tastes great reheated for breakfast too!
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Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!