Pear, pecan & caramel crumble
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6-8
Ingredients
- 6 pears, peeled and sliced into 6 or 8 wedges
- 3 tbsp caramel or salted caramel sauce (see tip below)
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 220g plain flour
- 140g cold butter, cut into cubes
- 50g light brown soft sugar
- 100g pecans, chopped
- custard, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the pears in a medium baking dish and toss with the caramel sauce, vanilla bean paste and 1 tbsp water to coat.
- STEP 2
Put the flour, butter and sugar in a food processor and blitz to a crumb-like texture. Tip into a bowl and stir through the pecans. Scatter the mixture over the pears. Bake for 45 mins-1 hr until the crumble topping is crisp and the pears are tender. Serve warm with custard.
