Vegan pear and ginger crumble

Name: Vegan pear and ginger crumble
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 900g ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped; 2 tbsp stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped; 1 lemon, juice of half; 2 tbsp light brown sugar; 120g gluten free plain flour; 60g gluten free porridge oats; 90g vegan dairy free spread, cold; 60g light brown sugar; 1 tsp ground ginger

Soft pears with warming ginger under a crunchy oaty topping, made vegan, gluten free and nut free.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.81 a head
Oven180°C (160°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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900 gripe pearspeeled, cored and chopped
2 tbspstem ginger in syrupfinely chopped
1lemonjuice of half
2 tbsplight brown sugar
120 ggluten free plain flour
60 ggluten free porridge oats
90 gvegan dairy free spreadcold
60 glight brown sugar
1 tspground ginger

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Mix the pears, stem ginger, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a 1.5 litre baking dish.
2
Put the flour, oats, ground ginger and remaining sugar in a bowl. Rub in the cold spread with your fingertips until it looks like rough crumbs with some pea sized lumps.
3
Scatter the topping over the pears and do not press it down.
4
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the top is deep golden and the fruit is bubbling up the sides.
38 min 20 s
5
Leave for 10 minutes before serving with dairy free custard or coconut yoghurt.

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