Plum, Vanilla and White Chocolate Crumble

This super-simple crumble is perfect on a chilly day, with extra white chocolate sweetness in the crumble topping.

Originally for Good Housekeeping October 2021, Alex Luck Photography, Food Styling, Me

Hands-on time 10min. Cooking time about 35min. Serves 6

FOR THE FILLING

750g plums, halved and destoned

50g light brown soft sugar

2tsp vanilla bean paste

FOR THE TOPPING

175g plain flour

125g butter, chilled and cut into cubes

50g rolled oats

75g demerara sugar

50g white chocolate, roughly chopped

1 Preheat oven 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. For the filling, roughly chop the plums and put into a large pan with
the sugar, vanilla and 2tbsp water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5min, or until plums are softening. Empty into an ovenproof serving dish.

2 For the topping, put the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Alternatively, pulse the flour and butter in the small bowl of a food processor. Mix in the oats, demerara sugar and white chocolate then sprinkle over the fruit layer.

3 Bake for 25-30min, or until the crumble is golden. Serve with custard or ice cream.

PER SERVING 474cals, 6g protein, 21g fat (13g saturates), 64g carbs (36g total sugars), 5g fibre