Pear and Apple Crumble Baked Oatmeal

This recipe is based of a 'Caramelized Pear and Apple Crumble'. But I don't like to use butter in my breakfast. Nor artificial caramel flavouring. So my caramel comes from dates. Date syrup anyway.

 

 

I bought it weeks ago and have been waiting to find a way to use. Its flavour is mild, but far more 'caramel' than maple syrup. So it works.

Pear and Apple Crumble

Ingredients:

Filling:

1 Ripe pear, peeled and chopped

1 Apple, peeked and chopped

1-2 Tsp Date syrup or sweetener of choice

2-3 Drops of almond extract, to taste

 

Crumble topping:

1/2 Cup/45g Rolled Oats

2 Tsp Maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice

2-3 TBSP Milk of choice

Handful of flaked almonds

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/Gas Mark 4. Mix the date syrup and almond extract and fold in the fruit. Set aside.

2. Mix the oats and syrup and add milk tablespoon at a time till the oats are a crumbly consistency. Add the almonds.

3. Pour the filling into a ramekin/dish and tumble on the topping. Pack down lightly around the fruit but don't force it down and ruin the clumps. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the oats are golden, almonds toasted and aromatic, and the fruit probably bubbling up the edges.