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This crumble is best the day it’s made, but leftovers keep, refrigerated airtight, for 3 days and make a great breakfast with a scoop of yogurt. If you prefer dairy butter, use an equal amount of cold unsalted butter and increase the salt in the crumble to 1/2 teaspoon.

Course Dessert
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING

  • 6 medium firm-ripe pears, such as Bartlett (about 2 pounds)
  • 11/2 cups fresh or unsweetened frozen cranberries halved if large
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

FOR THE CRUMBLE

  • 3/4 cup hazelnut flour
  • 1/2 cup gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 5 tablespoons cold vegan butter we like Miyoko’s Creamery Cultured Vegan Butter, diced
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped hazelnuts optional
  • Vegan vanilla ice cream for serving (optional)

Instructions

  1. Make the filling: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350ºF. Peel, halve, and core the pears and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. Place them in a large bowl with the cranberries, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cornstarch and toss to combine. Scrape the fruit into a 10-inch round or 9-inch square baking pan and bake until the fruit bubbles, about 30 minutes. Give the fruit a gentle stir to redistribute.
  2. Make the crumble: In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl, combine the hazelnut flour, oats, tapioca flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the cold vegan butter and beat on low with the paddle attachment or rub with your fingertips until the butter is worked in and the mixture forms large, moist clumps, taking care not to overmix. Stir in the hazelnuts. Chill until needed.

  3. Evenly crumble the topping over the baked fruit, keeping some pieces in hazelnut-size chunks. Bake until the fruit is bubbling vigorously and the topping is a deep golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve warm with ice cream.