There’s a short window in late Jan / early Feb when the world of fresh tangy fruits collide in seasonal excellence and this Rhubarb, Raspberry and Plum Crumble is the love-child of that moment. Not only is it packed with wonderfully tart local rhubarb but it also has some glorious blood orange juice and zest. The combination is so perfect and then combined with raspberries the whole thing becomes a sherbet lovers dream. I’m also using a dash of Campari as I think the bitters in the liquor really work well here.
The tartness is offset by the wonderful sweetness of the crumble topping, for which I’ve used 4 types of flour, which I think makes for a wonderfully crumblier crumble.
for the filling
- 2 stalks or roughly 200g rhubarb – chopped into large chunks
- 100g raspberries
- 3 plums – stoned and quartered
- a dash of Campari – optional
- 2 tablespoons runny honey – I’m using the wonderful light & mild honey from Rowse
- the juice and finely grated zest of 1 blood orange
for the crumble
- 150g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 50g Demerara sugar
- 100g porridge oats
- 75g plain flour
- 75g rye flour
- 50g ground almonds
pre-heat the oven to 170C (fan)
I’m using a 20cm x 10cm ceramic oval oven-proof dish but any oven-proof dish would work, just make sure it’s deep enough for a nice thick layer of crumble topping.
In a large bowl add your large chunks of rhubarb along with the raspberries and plums. Pour in a splash of Campari (if using) then stir in the sugar, honey, juice and zest of the blood orange. Pour this into the bottom of your dish.
In another bowl, place all the crumble ingredients and rub together with your fingertips until it’s all combined. You want larger lumps of butter than you would if making a pastry as this will keep it more ‘crumbly’ as a topping. Pour this topping onto the rhubarb and press down firmly. Don’t worry if there are a few gaps in the corners, you want the filling to bubble through a little.
Bake for 25 mins or until the top is beginning to turn a light golden colour. Allow it to cool by half and then serve with lashings of custard or cream.
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Eat and of course, enjoy!
