Plum Oat Crisp

Ingredients:

• 6-7 large plums
• 1/4 cup (50g) packed brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon all-spice
• 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

Topping/Crumble:

• 1/2 cup (55g) pecans, toasted and roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups (120g) rolled oats large flakes (old fashioned oats)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (50G) brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 teaspoon all-spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 Tablespoons (84 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Remove the pits from the plums and slice into 1 inch thick wedges.
3. In a large bowl make your filling, add plum slices, brown sugar, flour, and the all-spice. Mix well, coating all the plums. Drop the butter on top in 2 cubes and set aside.
4. Make your crumble. In another mixing bowl, add oats, flour, brown sugar, all-spice, salt and toasted pecans. Mix to combine. Add butter in dollops and with your fingers rub the butter into the mixture until the mixture clumps/crumbles together.
5. In a large pie dish, or a 9 x 9 baking dish add your plum mixture. Sprinkle the top with the butter crumble (donft pack it down, leave it loose on top).
6. Bake for 38-40 minutes, or until the mixture is bubbly and the top is crisp and brown.

NOTES:

• Broil the top of the crumble for an extra 2-3 minutes to get an extra crispy topping.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Cover with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container to keep it fresh.
• Make it gluten free! You can easily adapt the recipe to make the topping mixture gluten free. Use your favourite gluten free flour and use corn starch as a thickener in the filling.
• Use whole-wheat flour to make a hearty and healthier plum dessert.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 10-12

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