Spiced Plum Crumble
A warming and delicious plum crumble with autumnal flavours of mixed spice, cinnamon and ginger, with a double measure of buttery crumble on top. It's the perfect way to use both ripe and unripe plums, and can be eaten warm out of the oven or at room temperature.
Substitute:
- No plums? Swap for apples, pears, blueberries, blackberries or apricots.
- No light muscovado sugar? Try with coconut sugar or light brown sugar instead.
- Vegan? Use vegan butter instead. This recipe was made with vegan butter, and it works perfectly.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Total time: 65 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
750 g Plums
1 tsp Vanilla paste
1 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tsp Ground ginger
200 g Plain flour
80 g Ground almonds
120 g Light muscovado sugar
220 g Cold butter (cubed) / Vegan butter
a pinch of Sea salt
Recipe:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/160 fan/gas mark 4. Halve the plums and remove their stones (put the stones to your compost). Toss the fruit, vanilla and 1 tbsp water together, and place in a baking or pie dish.
- Mix the flour, ground almond, sugar and spices together in a large bowl.
- Add the butter to the flour mixture. Rub together with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs. It's fine if the crumbs are different sizes – it'll add a lovely texture to your crumble.
- Scatter the crumble over the fruit.
- Bake for about 45-50 minutes, until deep golden brown and the fruit is bubbling through the crust.
- Serve warm out of the oven, or at room temperature. Enjoy!
How to store
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven for 10 minutes.
Leftovers
Serve leftover crumble with ice cream, or a dollop of creme fraiche (or your favourite vegan alternative).
