Herald on Sunday

Tamarillo, pear and lemon crumble

- Recipes — Amanda Laird

Serves 4-6

8 tamarillos

3 pears

1 Tbsp water

2 Tbsp honey

1 tsp vanilla extract

Topping

120g plain flour

½ cup desiccated coconut Finely grated zest of one lemon 100g butter, cubed

3 Tbsp sugar

Vanilla icecream, to serve

Halve the tamarillos and scoop the flesh into a saucepan. Core and chop up the pears then add to the saucepan with the water, honey and vanilla. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 180C. Put the flour in a bowl, add the coconut and lemon and mix. Using your fingertips, rub the butter in until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumb­s. Stir in the sugar.

Spoon the fruit into a baking dish then cover with the crumble and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden. Serve hot with icecream.

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