Put on your PJ’s,get your loved ones together, sink your spoon and scoop up some warm jammy plum with the cinnamon flavoured crunch top. You have got yourself the best version of a no added sugar dessert. Check out this sugar plum crumble and enjoy every bit of it.
Early this year my husband has decided to finally launch into following his diet plan. It is not a massive one, just one where we are going to watch how much we tuck in and see if we can occupy that with sensible options. Given that we are going to crave for something sweet to reward ourselves in this journey, i am planning to test out some options where we still feel dessert is taken care without the massive sugar loaded in . The first of this series probably is best served for Valentines day. This sugar plum crumble is a thoughtful one, save it.
Early this year my husband has decided to finally launch into following his diet plan. It is not a massive one, just one where we are going to watch how much we tuck in and see if we can occupy that with sensible options. Given that we are going to crave for something sweet to reward ourselves in this journey, i am planning to test out some options where we still feel dessert is taken care without the massive sugar loaded in . The first of this series probably is best served for Valentines day. This sugar plum crumble is a thoughtful one, save it.
Ingredients to make sugar plum crumble
This recipe has no added sugar or sugar substitutes. It entirely relies on the sugar plum to give it sweetness and flavour.
For the filling: the filling is just a whole tub of sugar plums. These sugar plums are smaller than the regular plums, slightly oblong and have a purple skin. The flesh is usually a pale yellow colour. The flesh is softer and juicer. We usually make jam with these plums as it takes no sugar or pectin to make them.
For the crumble topping: the topping used in this crumble is slightly different than the classic ones or the one we have used to make the mulberry crisp recipe. Here we have used an equal mix of flour and almond flour. To this mix we have added a bit of rolled oats, flax and chia seeds. This gives a bit of bite and crunch.
For the filling: the filling is just a whole tub of sugar plums. These sugar plums are smaller than the regular plums, slightly oblong and have a purple skin. The flesh is usually a pale yellow colour. The flesh is softer and juicer. We usually make jam with these plums as it takes no sugar or pectin to make them.
For the crumble topping: the topping used in this crumble is slightly different than the classic ones or the one we have used to make the mulberry crisp recipe. Here we have used an equal mix of flour and almond flour. To this mix we have added a bit of rolled oats, flax and chia seeds. This gives a bit of bite and crunch.
Gather the equipment and baking dish
As with any baked recipe a mixing bowl is so essential. Here ae the ones I recommend.
Measuring cups and mixing bowl ofcourse are needed to ensure the recipe is repeatably a success. Here are the ones I have here in Australia.
Measuring cups and mixing bowl ofcourse are needed to ensure the recipe is repeatably a success. Here are the ones I have here in Australia.
As for the baking dish, I have used ( and in the photograph) this traditional flan style ceramic dish.
Another really important one to keep at hand is a fruit knife. You can have it as a block or an individual good one.
Another really important one to keep at hand is a fruit knife. You can have it as a block or an individual good one.
Lets make sugar plum crumble
This is fairly a beginner baking recipe and the steps are fairly lesser. Hope you like making it.
Prepping the sugar plums: the sugar plums unlike the regular plums are hard to get in two halves. Especially when they ripe as they are very soft. So i prefer slicing off the two cheeks and then the sides. You can cut the into wedges as well.
Once sliced, layer the pieces on the baking dish.
Preparing the crumble topping
Baking the crumble
Serve the sugarplum crumble with some nectarine fizz or blackberry lemonade or peach iced tea.
Prepping the sugar plums: the sugar plums unlike the regular plums are hard to get in two halves. Especially when they ripe as they are very soft. So i prefer slicing off the two cheeks and then the sides. You can cut the into wedges as well.
Once sliced, layer the pieces on the baking dish.
Preparing the crumble topping
Baking the crumble
Serve the sugarplum crumble with some nectarine fizz or blackberry lemonade or peach iced tea.
Sugar plum crumble
Put on your PJ's,get your loved ones together, sink your spoon and scoop up some warm jammy plum with the cinnamon flavoured crunch top. You have got yourself the best version of a no added sugar dessert. Check out this sugar plum crumble and enjoy every bit of it.
Ingredients
For the filling
- 450 grams sugar plum
for the filling
- 1 cup almond flour.
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp flax seeds
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp oats rolled oats preffered
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry the sugar plums.
- Slice and remove the pit from the flesh.
- Place the flesh in the baking dish.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degree for 10 minutes
- In separate bowl, mix the ingredients for crumble.
- Sprinkle this filling on top of the filling.
- Place the baking dish in the oven.
- Depending on the quantity of juice in the fruit, it takes about 20 to 35 minutes.
- When the crust is golden and the fruit juice all bubbled up on the sides, the crumble is ready to be taken out.
- Remove the crumble from the oven.
- Serve with cream or icecream if preferred
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Meal prep and storage
I love to bake a crumble and pop it in the fridge after cooling to last the week. Mid week when workload gets heavy is when I actually love a scoop. You can leave it covered in the baking dish itself in the fridge. The corning ware bake and serve sets are really awesome for storing this. I love the chip resistant nature of the bake ware too.
I have not focussed on freezing it for longer, so if you have do share the knowledge.
What if you need a regular sugar levels?
You can toss in a table spoon of sugar with the plum and an extra table spoon on the crumble topping and then bake if you need regular sugar levels.
Can I make this recipe vegan?
The main ingredient that is not vegan in this recipe is the butter. If you swap this for vegan butter or coconut oil, the recipe becomes vegan.
Why are sugar plums better in this recipe?
I prefer using sugar plums to make crumble especially when i am not adding sugar. This is because the natural sweetness of theirs is enough to have as a dessert when jammy. With the regular plums, you could do the same with black plums. However, I don’t really trust the red ones as they can be sour at times and then you need to add sugar which defeats the purpose of this recipe. Taste test the plum and chop in some dates for sweetness.
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