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Plum and almond crumbles

Name: Plum and almond crumbles
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: red plums 6 really ripe, stoned and quartered; demerara sugar 4 tbsp; orange juice 100ml; cinnamon 1 tsp; plain flour 150g; butter 75g; demerara sugar 2 tbsp; oats 4 tbsp; flaked almonds 50g

35 minutes
serves 4
Easy

You’ll need really ripe plums for this so they give up their juices – woolly ones just won’t work, which is why it’s best to wait until they are in season

Published: March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Try this grown-up twist on a comforting apple crumble, or try our classic apple crumble recipe here.

Ingredients

red plums 6 really ripe, stoned and quartered
demerara sugar 4 tbsp
orange juice 100ml
cinnamon 1 tsp

CRUMBLE TOPPING

plain flour 150g
butter 75g
demerara sugar 2 tbsp
oats 4 tbsp
flaked almonds 50g

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Put the plums, sugar, orange juice and cinnamon in a pan. Stir and heat for 3-4 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Divide between 4 small ovenproof dishes.
Step 2

Whizz the flour and butter in a food processor until it resembles breadcrumbs then mix in the sugar, oats and almonds. Spoon over the top of the plums and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and crisp.