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February 20, 2010 By Janice Pattie 12 Comments

Plum and Orange Oat Crumble

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Plum and Orange Oat Crumble Recipe

Plum and Orange Oat Crumble combines sweet and juicy plums with fresh and zingy orange for a delicious dessert topped with a crisp oat and almond crumble.

Plum and Orange Oat Crumble

I do love a crumble, there’s something very satisfying about that crumbly topping and the soft cooked fruit underneath.

Mostly I use seasonal fruit for example, rhubarb in the spring and early summer, peaches or even strawberries in summer. And in the authumn I am spoiled for choice with apples, blackberries and plums.

Bowl of plums

What kind of plums can I use?

Use any plums for this crumble. My favourites are Victoria plums, but I’ll take any plums from friends who have plum trees, or failing that I buy whatever is on offer in the supermarket.

Fresh Oranges

Why add orange to the Plum and Orange Crumble?

Oranges add a lovely freshness to the crumble. Plums have an intense sweetness when you cook them and the orange helps to balance that out.

However, if you want to leave out the orange that’s fine. Try both and see what you like.

almonds

Why add almonds to the Plum & Orange Oat Crumble?

Stone fruit, like plums, apricots, and peaches, nectarines and cherries have a natural affinity with almonds because they all belong to the same Prunus genus of trees. family.

You probably won’t taste the ground almonds but they bring out the sweetness of the fruit. I also like to sprinkle some flaked almonds on the top of crumble for extra texture.

bowl with flour and knife

Making the crumble topping

Crumble topping is easy to make and the rubbing in method is one of the simplest. The same basic method is used to make scones and shortcrust pastry.

  • Cut the butter into cubes
  • Put the flour and butter into a bowl
  • Use a knife or a pastry cutter to chop the butter into smaller pieces. It will pick up flour along the way.
Crumble Mix for Plum & Orange Oat Crumble
  • Get your fingers into the mixture and lightly rub the butter and flour until the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the ground almonds, oats, and the sugar

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Plum and Orange Oat Crumble

Plum and Orange Oat Crumble

Janice Pattie
A seasonal crumble using plums with the zesty addition of orange.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 8 plums
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 40 g wholemeal flour
  • 15 g ground almonds
  • 25 g jumbo oats
  • 1 tbsp Demerara sugar
  • 25 g butter or margarine
  • 15 g flaked almonds optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200C
  • Cut the plums in half, remove the stones, and cut in quarters.
  • Place in an ovenproof dish. Scatter the cinnamon and caster sugar over the top.
  • Zest the oranges on a fine grater into the bowl then, using a serrated knife, cut away the peel and segment the orange over the plums.
  • Put the flour and oats into a bowl, rub in the butter or margarine, mix in the Demerara sugar, then pile the crumble on top of the fruits. and scatter over the flaked almonds, if using.
  • Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown on top.

Notes

Serve warm with low-fat custard or virtually fat-free fromage frais.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 385mgFiber: 6gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 759IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 54mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Scrappy~Sarah says

    February 20, 2010 at 11:31 am

    sounds rather scrummy 🙂

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  2. Chele says

    February 20, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Such a nice hearty dessert to warm you up on this cold nights we're having. I love plum crumble but have never tried adding orange to it, great idea.

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  3. VegBoxBoy says

    February 20, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Are you sure extra thick double cream wouldn't be better?

    It all looked brilliant until you got to fat-free fromage frais.

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  4. Janice says

    February 20, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Yes, well you might get away with double cream, but us girls have to be more careful lol!

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  5. MaryMoh says

    February 20, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Looks delicious. Would be so great now to have it for my tea time…yum. I have only made crumble once….apple crumble. I have to learn more. This looks like one easy one to try.

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  6. Karen says

    February 20, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    OH YUM!!!!!! this look sooo tasty XXX

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  7. Angelnorth says

    February 20, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Mmmm, that sounds like it would be wonderfully tart – perfect crumble! (and plums are better than peaches for a crumble in my book, any day of the week!)

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  8. Cinnamon-Girl♥ says

    February 21, 2010 at 2:25 am

    A plum crumble sounds divine! Plums are so under-used in baking. Love it.

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  9. Chow and Chatter says

    February 21, 2010 at 2:49 am

    oh yummy love crumbles with custard looking forward to seeing your daffodils hows the new kitchen coming along?

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  10. Choclette says

    February 21, 2010 at 8:15 pm

    Plum crumble sounds just the right sort of pud for this cold and inclement weather we are getting. I'm with VegBoxBoy on the cream front though – surely you're doing a good work out on all those kitchen worktops.

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  11. Cookies and cakes says

    February 23, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Holy cow! This looks fabulous! I want you to make one for me!!!! 🙂

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  12. Carole says

    May 10, 2013 at 11:25 pm

    Janice, thanks for being such a great supporter of Food on Friday – I have now put you into the group of regulars that I give the first heads up to of a new Food on Friday. Cheers

    Reply

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