Pear and chocolate crumble with oat topping

Name: Pear and chocolate crumble with oat topping
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6 pears, peeled, cored and chunked; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 50g nut free dairy free dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 150g plain flour; 75g rolled oats; 100g dairy free spread, cold and cubed; 75g light brown sugar

Soft pears and melting dark chocolate under a crunchy oat topping.

Time55 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.42 a head
Oven190°C (170°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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6pearspeeled, cored and chunked
1 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspcaster sugar
50 gnut free dairy free dark chocolateroughly chopped
1 tspground cinnamon
150 gplain flour
75 grolled oats
100 gdairy free spreadcold and cubed
75 glight brown sugar

Method

1
Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Toss the pears in a baking dish with the lemon juice, caster sugar and cinnamon.
2
Scatter the chopped chocolate over the pears.
3
Rub the flour and cold dairy free spread together with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs.
4
Stir in the oats and brown sugar. Tip the topping over the pears and spread it out without pressing down.
5
Bake for 35 minutes until the top is golden and the pear juices bubble at the edges.
35 min
6
Rest for 10 minutes before serving, as the chocolate will be very hot.

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