A traditional Scottish crumble made with pear and flavoured with ginger. Perfect served with vanilla ice cream and custard.

Scottish Pear and Ginger Crumble

A good old fashioned Scottish crumble is a glorious thing. Soft juicy fruit topped with a chewy and crisp crumble topping.

The perfect family weekend pudding served with vanilla ice cream or custard.

I do believe some people enjoy it with pouring cream. Whatever floats your boat, I say!

Pears

The pears are taken to another level with some cinnamon and ginger for warmth that works so well against the sweet, juicy pears.

The pears don't need to be cooked before they are added to this crumble, but I did give them 2 or 3 minutes with the sugar and spices before adding them to the ovenproof dish. 

It's not vital, but it warms up the spices and if the pears are hard, it just gets them started.

They will cook in the oven while the crumble topping crisps up and turns golden.

Also try Scottish Blackberry & Pear Crumble

Oats in Crumble

A standard British crumble is made with just flour, butter and sugar, but a Scottish crumble also includes oats, which gives it extra texture.

Porridge oats are the best type of oats to use for a crumble. Oatmeal is too fine and jumbo oats are too coarse and won't work as well.

You could leave the oats out, but in my opinion the oats make all the difference.

Flaked Almonds

You don't usually find almonds in a crumble, but the flavour works so well with pears I decided to add a handful to the crumble. 

As well as adding extra flavour the flaked almonds add a bit of crunch.

They work really well in a pear crumble.

For more Scottish recipes have a look at my recipe index of Scottish Recipes for Vegans and Vegetarians

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What did I think of the crumble?

This crumble was amazing!

The first time I made it I was a bit worried that it looked full of juice as it baked, but the juice turned into a beautifully gooey sauce.

I also added brown sugar and almonds to the top of the crumble and this was a great success. The sugar turned to toffee and the almonds added a nice crunch.

I hope you try it soon!

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Author: Jacqueline Meldrum

Scottish Pear and Ginger Crumble

A traditional Scottish crumble made with pear and flavoured with ginger. Perfect served with vanilla ice cream and custard.

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: 30 M

ingredients:

Fruit Base

• 3 pears, peeled and chopped into chunks
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 tbsp demerara sugar
• 2 heaped tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Crumble Topping

• 100g plain flour
• 50g porridge oats
• 3 tbsp raisins
• 100g demerara sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
• 100g unsalted butter
• finely grated peel from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp almonds

instructions:

How to cook Scottish Pear and Ginger Crumble

1. Heat the oven to 200c/180c fan/400f//gas 6.
2. Toss the pears in the lemon juice as you chop them, then heat the pears, sugar and spices in a small pan for 3-4 minutes until the pears begin to soften, then set aside.
3. For the topping, tip all the dry ingredients in a large bowl with the butter and rub with your fingers until you have a course crumble mixture.
4. Pour the pears into an ovenproof dish and pile on the crumble mix. Sprinkle with brown sugar and almonds and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the topping is gorgeously golden brown and crunchy.
5. Serve with cold vanilla ice cream or hot creamy custard
6. Enjoy!

NOTES:

This crumble can be frozen when made, then baked from frozen.

Leftovers can be kept covered in the fridge for a couple days and reheated in a microwave or an oven (covered with foil).

For a vegan crumble substitute the butter with dairy free spread.

Calories
394.34

Fat (grams)
6.02

Sat. Fat (grams)
2.22

Carbs (grams)
84.86

Fiber (grams)
6.45

Net carbs
78.41

Sugar (grams)
52.57

Protein (grams)
5.13

Sodium (milligrams)
32.21

Cholesterol (grams)
8.51

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Pear & Cranberry Crumble - Closet Cooking

Apple Crisp - Besides Pizza