Name: Apple, pear & walnut crumble
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g apple peeled, cored and cut into large chunks; finely grated zest 1 lemon juice of ½; sprig rosemary (optional); 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar; 500g pear peeled, cored and cut into large chunks; custard or cream to serve; 100g pack walnut; 175g granary or wholemeal flour (or plain white); 85g butter diced; 85g caster or light muscovado sugar

500g apple
peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
finely grated zest 1 lemon
juice of ½
sprig rosemary
(optional)
2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
500g pear
peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
custard or cream
to serve

For the crumble topping

100g pack walnut
175g granary or wholemeal flour
(or plain white)
85g butter
diced
85g caster or light muscovado sugar

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the chopped apples, lemon zest, rosemary, if using, and sugar in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice and cook for 3-4 mins. Tip in the pears and cook 2-3 mins more, until the fruits are just beginning to soften. Spoon the fruits and juices into a 1.7 litre pudding dish and flatten slightly.
step 2
For the crumble, finely chop half the walnuts in a food processor until reduced to the consistency of ground almonds. Add the flour, butter and sugar and continue to blitz to a coarse or fine crumble mix, whichever you prefer.
step 3
Roughly break the remaining walnuts with your fingers and stir into the crumble. Scatter the crumble mix on top of the fruits and bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. Serve warm with cream or custard.