Simple and quick summer dessert: Crumble with Mirabelle

Level: Easy
Time: 50 min

The crumble was created by the British during the second world war due to ingredients needed for regular pie dough being rationed. The most common recipes are sweet, made with fruits like apple and rhubarb, but you can also find salt versions with meat, vegetables and cheese. As a dessert, it is really simple and quick to make and it usually pleases both adults and kids around the table. Sometimes I tend to find crumbles too sweet, so in this Crumble with Mirabelle version I have added a bit of lemon to the plums in order to balance off a bit their sweetness. It is delicious! You can serve the crumble hot on its own, or with vanilla ice cream or creme fraiche.

THE TIPS TO SUCCEED

1: Use your hands to crumble the dough. It is supposed to have a crumbly texture as the name indicates

Let’s get started

Ingredients

Plum mixture

• 500 g Mirabelle plums
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Freshly pressed Lemon juice

Crumble

• 50 g Flour
• 50 g Ground Almonds
• 50 g Brown sugar
• 50 g Butter (room tempered)

How to do it?

Plum mixture

Start by cutting the plums in half and remove the pit. Then heat the butter in a frying pan and add the plums. Drizzle the sugar over the plums and cook for 8 minutes stirring now and then. Add the lemon juice and cook for another 2 minutes.

By using a spoon, put the plum mixture into the mini dishes.

Crumble

Put the oven to heat at 180°c

Add flour, ground almonds, brown sugar and butter into a bowl and crumble the ingredients together using your hands. Spread the crumble on top of the plum mixture.

The crumbles should cook for approx 25 minutes or until they are golden brown.

How to serve the Crumble with Mirabelle?

The Crumble with Mirabelle is excellent served hot by itself, but for a sweeter version, you can serve it with vanilla ice cream. it is also excellent served with a spoon of créme Fraiche.