Rhubarb & Pear Crumble

Ingredients

4 medium pears peeled, cored and diced
2 cups rhubarb (4 stalks), diced
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
Crumble
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons margarine
1¼ cups untoasted muesli
½ cup plain flour

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Place pears, rhubarb, sugar and water in a saucepan, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes until softened.
Spoon fruit into an ovenproof dish.
Combine honey and margarine in a small bowl and microwave on HIGH (100%) for 20 seconds.
In a separate bowl, combine muesli and flour. Stir in honey mixture, mixing until the crumble resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Spread over fruit and bake for 20–30 minutes until golden.
Serve hot

Process

Rhubarb & pear crumble

Step 1

Cut rhubarb stalks and place peeled and sliced pears in lemon water.

Step 2

Place pears, rhubarb, sugar and water in a saucepan, cover and cook until soft.

Step 3

Spoon fruit into an ovenproof dish.

Step 4

Mix muesli, flour and honey mixture until the crumble resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

Step 5

Spread over fruit and bake for 20–30 minutes until golden.

More Process

Alternatives

Substitute nashi fruit or apples for pears.

Storage Suggestions

Can be kept in refrigerator for up to 7 days. May be frozen for up to 3 months.

Equipment List

Chopping board
Large knife
Saucepan with lid
Ovenproof dish
Microwave safe bowl
Medium sized bowl
Spoon

Acknowledgements

Queensland health acknowledges the development of the Healthy Food Fast cookbook by the Department of Health Western Australia. www.gofor2and5.com.au. Recipes from Healthy Food Fast © State of Western Australia 2011, reproduced with permission.

Ingredient alternatives, storage suggestions, equipment list

Nutrition Information

203g	Quantity per serving	Quantity per 100g
Energy	1176kJ	581kJ
Protein	5.8g	2.9g
Fat, total	6.1g	3.0g
— Saturated	1.2g	0.6g
Carbohydrate	43.5g	21.5g
— Sugars	25.9g	12.8g
Fibre	8.1g	4.0g
Sodium	24.6mg	12.1mg