A crispy, almost buttery crunch from the oats and ground almonds, with an amazing smoothness and creaminess from the vanilla cashew cream, and a beautiful sweet and tangy taste from the fruits. It's the queen of crumbles!
Ingredients
Fruit Filling
1 large red apple
4 plums
135g / 250ml blackberries
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Crumble Topping
50g / 125 ml rolled oats
50g / 125 ml ground almonds
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon coconut sugar
Pinch of pink himalayan or sea salt
Vanilla Cashew Cream
250ml cashews, soaked for 4 hours or overnight
2 medjool dates, pitted and soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
1½ teaspoons maple syrup
Instructions
Start by chopping your apples and plums. I leave the skins on and chop them into squares. Add your chopped fruit, blackberries, and the rest of the fruit filling ingredients into a medium saucepan and simmer on low-medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the fruit has softened.
In the meantime, pre-heat your oven to 175ºC/350ºF and lightly grease two ramekins of one tray with coconut oil.
Prepare your crumble by adding your rolled oats, coconut sugar and ground almonds to a large bowl and mixing together. Add in your coconut oil and mix again, until everything is well coated.
Take your fruit out of the heat and add into your ramekins/tray. Top evenly with the crumble mixture and put in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the crumble topping is nicely fragrant and brown.
While your crumble bakes make your vanilla cashew cream by draining the dates and adding to a small blender or food processor with the rest of the cashew cream ingredients. Blend until fully combined and smooth. Set aside in the fridge until the crumble is ready.
When the crumble is nice and bubbly on the sides and the top is a lovely golden brown remove from the oven and serve with the vanilla a cashew cream on the side for drizzling!
Recipe by Sprinkle of Green at https://www.sprinkleofgreen.com/apple-plum-blackberry-crumble