Vegan Crumble Berry slices

Crumble is one of my favorite dessert. I remember eating the first one during a family trip in the UK. I was probably 6 or 7 years old and found all the food awful 🙂 except for a super flaky, buttery cinnamon apple crumble that was served to us one evening at one of my Mum ‘s friend place for dessert !

I have baked some many variations since then, as it is such a versatile delight. I found the red fruit and almond combo one of the nicest one, and in this recipe I bake it as a pie, with a layer of GF dough, which makes it easy to serve and enjoy. Some could compare it to a streusel I guess ! Feel free to choose the berries you prefer and adapt the sugar level to your tastebuds and sweetness of your fruits. Absolutely no butter, or refined sugar in this recipe, but try it, you won’t miss those I promise.

Happy Baking and share your feedbacks if you do this recipe !

NGREDIENTS

Crust and Crumble

• 2,5 cups oat flakes
• 1,75 cups almond flour
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• A few crushed almonds or hazelnuts to add before baking

Filling

• 600 grs raspberries (or any kind of red fruits). Frozen fruits need to be thawed before
• 2,5 tbsp maple syrup (adjust while making the filling if your fruits were not too sweet)
• 3 tsp chia seeds
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp unwaxed lemon zest

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 170 °C, fan forced
2. Start preparing your fruits, mashing them with the sweetener and chia seeds. Leave to rest (you need to keep some fruit chunks to have more texture)
3. Put your oats in your thermomix or high speed blender and blend until you get a flour texture. Add all the remaining crust ingredients and blend to get a dough consistency. If too sandy, add a few tbsp water (1 by one until it forms a proper dough).
4. Split the dough in 2 equal balls
5. Use the first ball, rolling/ pressing it to make the base of your crumble slices. (you can use any kind of pan, I like to use a square one lined with baking paper)
6. Top the crust with your fruits mixture and then add the crumble on top, adding 2/3 tbsp crushed almonds or hazelnuts on top (optional)
7. Put in the oven for 40/45 min (check it gets nicely golden but not burnt :).
8. Take it out and wait for it to be cool to slice

Eat straight away with some vegan yogurt or ice cream or keep for a few days in the fridge. Can be frozen for up to a month in air tight container.