Plum And Pear Crumble

I love crumbles. They are easy to make and you can make it healthier by adding oats and nuts to the topping. Then there is the fruit stewing in the bottom and served warm with custard its absolute yumm. On my last visit to the market, I bought these beautiful plums. Plums are quite expensive here in the Maldives, so to make the most of it I used it along with a pear to make this delicious crumble.
You can make this ahead and set it aside and bake an hour before serving.

Its perfect weather for crumbles. No, we don't get Autumn, but it is gloomy and rainy so a warm dessert is great to serve. I even ate the leftovers for breakfast, guilt free too.

Recipe: Plum and pear crumble 

2 small pears
4 plums
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp corn flour
juice of 1 orange
1/2 tsp grated orange zest

Topping:
100g quick cooking oats
tiny pinch of salt
50g plain flour
50g sugar ( I used light brown sugar but use regular sugar if you don't have any)
75g slightly softened butter

Preheat oven to 180 Degree C.

 Peel, core, quarter and cut the pear into bite-size pieces.  Slice the plums in half, remove the seed and cut into three pieces and cut into small bite size pieces.

 Place in a bowl along with sugar, orange zest, cornflour, and orange juice. Mix with a spoon and transfer the contents into an oven dish. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, sift in flour, add the oats,  salt, and sugar. Rub in the flour. The mixture will look lumpy but its ok.

Using your fingers carefully add the crumble topping you prepared on top of the plum and pear mixture. Cover the top completely.

Place the oven dish on a tray lined with foil.  Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes till the filling is bubbling and the top is golden brown.

Remove and let the crumble cool slightly for about 20 minutes before serving with some custard or vanilla ice cream.