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Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 7 tbsp cold butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2/3 cup rolled (old-fashioned) oats
- 1 lb 5 oz (600g) plums, halved and pitted
- Maple syrup or honey, to drizzle
Method
- Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
- To make the topping, combine the flour and butter in a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture is combined.
- Work in the sugar and oats.
- The mixture should remain lumpy.
- Spread the plums in an ovenproof dish and drizzle with the maple syrup.
- Crumble the topping over the plums.
- Bake for 3040 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the juices are bubbling.
- Variation: Rhubarb Crumble
- Use 1 lb 10 oz (750g) rhubarb, cut into 1 in (5cm) lengths.
- Generously drizzle the rhubarb with honey and a squeeze of orange juice, then crumble the topping over the fruit and bake.
