Cherry and almond crumble in a baking dish

Cherry crumble

Name: Cherry crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500g cherries , pitted and halved; 100g soft light brown sugar; ½ lemon , juiced; 2 tbsp cornflour; 200g wholemeal or spelt flour; 100g butter , cold and cubed; 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 25g rolled oats; 50g whole almonds , roughly chopped; 1 tsp ground ginger or a pinch of ground cinnamon or ground cardamon (optional); 100g Greek-style yogurt; 2 tsp maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:20 mins
- Cook:40 mins
Easy
Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients

500g cherries, pitted and halved
100g soft light brown sugar
½ lemon, juiced
2 tbsp cornflour

CRUMBLE

200g wholemeal or spelt flour
100g butter, cold and cubed
3 tbsp soft light brown sugar
25g rolled oats
50g whole almonds, roughly chopped
1 tsp ground ginger or a pinch of ground cinnamon or ground cardamon (optional)

YOGURT

100g Greek-style yogurt
2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

STEP 1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the cherries, sugar, lemon and cornflour in a baking dish (about 25cm x 20cm), and mix well.
STEP 2
Rub the flour and butter together in a bowl with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, oats, nuts, and spice if you like, and pour over the top of the cherries.
STEP 3
Bake for 40 mins until golden topped and the fruit is soft and bubbling around the edges. Serve hot with ice cream or custard, then cool and chill overnight. Mix the yogurt ingredients together and serve with the cold crumble for breakfast.