RHUBARB AND SPRING BERRIES CRUMBLE
RHUBARB CRUMBLE

"If love is as sweet as a flower, my mother is that sweet flower of love"- Stevia Wonder.
Mother, the anchor of everyone's life and if ever there was a manual to life, then it should be, The Mother.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there! Happy Mother's Day, Mom...
The sun is shining gloriously, and our fresh stocks of Rhubarb wanted to be dealt with.
To celebrate this special day during the lockdown, we thought of turning these early spring bounties into the classic British Rhubarb Crumble. My husband and children, carefully sourced them from our garden.
I included some more spring berries for an added sweetness and some oat flour into the crumble mixture. The result was the feast to the eyes.
The different flavours tart, sweet and sour all gambled their ways into the mouth to please those buds and the winner indeed was Rhubarb. The crunchy crumb was an extra bonus. Here is the recipe.
RHUBARB AND SPRING BERRIES CRUMBLE
Preparation Time: 15min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Baking Time: 20 min
Total Time: 45 min
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS:
For the fruit compote
8-10 sticks of rhubarbs, diced into 2cm chunks
1 cup or 250gms of mixed spring berries, sliced; frozen works well
100gms of coconut sugar or any sugar available
water, just a splash
For the crumble layer
100gm self-rising flour, I used organic wholemeal self-rising flour from Dove's Farm brand
50gm rolled oats flour
100gm butter, chilled- I used chilled ghee.
8 tbsp demerara sugar or brown muscovado sugar
METHOD:
1) Heat the oven to gas mark 5/180C or 190C
2) In a saucepan, add the rhubarbs and the berries, tip in the sugar and sprinkle a gentle splash of water. If using frozen berries, omit to add any water.
3) Put the pan on medium heat and simmer the fruits until just soft or until the juices release.
4) Prepare the crumble by mixing the flours and sugar in a bowl. Rub the butter in with the flour mixture to make the crumble ensuring there are no lumps. If it goes dense, add another 1 tbsp of dry flour and form a bread crumb like airy and light crumble mixture.
5) Transfer the fruit mixture into a heatproof dish reserving some of the fruits with juices to garnish later while serving.
6) Cover the top layer with the crumble mixture spreading it gently. Bake for 20 mins until crispy or until the juices from the fruit starts to bubble.

1) I usually prefer less sugar as the fruits contain natural sugar by themselves. But, it's a personal preference.
2) If not serving with the fruit compote, add all the contents along with the juices into the baking dish. A silicone spatula comes very usefully here.
3) If not wanting to add oats, then you can increase the self-rising flour by another 50gms.
4) You can add additional dry fruit toppings into the crumble mixture like almond flakes, walnuts etc.
Serving Crumble:
- Cool the crumble slightly, then serve warm with the reserved fruit compote as a topping.
- Alternatively, enjoy as the classic pudding with Vanilla Custard the British way. Try!
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❤Hasin
The best crumble I have made. What are the other variations you have?
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to you too!! The crumble looks incredible. 😊😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruhi, and it did taste incredible too.
DeleteHappy mother's day dear. Looks yummilicious. 🤩😋
ReplyDeleteThanks Khadeeja.
DeleteLooks lovely! I love rhubarb this time of year the flavour, a beautiful Mother’s Day dessert indeed!
ReplyDeleteI love how you combined rhubarb and berries. This is such a fun spring dessert recipe! ~ Heidi from The Frugal Girls
ReplyDeleteHeidi, This was more delicious than I thought. Thanks
DeleteThis looks interesting
ReplyDeleteThank you, I hope you try it.
DeleteWow this is such a fantastic recipe �� would love to try! Perfect for Mother's Day
ReplyDeleteIt did turn out quite great Nimisha.
DeleteOh my!! This looks so delicious!! Loving the oat crumble on top!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tasia
DeleteThis looks so delicious! I have some rhubarb in the garden so will definitely give this recipe a try (the British way with custard!)
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The crumble looks incredibly delicious! It's a pity we don't get rhubarb here in Bangalore.:( Would love to try it out some day!
ReplyDeleteHi, you can try with Apples instead if finding rhubarb is not easy.
DeleteWow,,looking absolutely very colourful,I am sure tastes yummy,very professional creation,weldone Hasin 👌😍
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm glad you liked the post.
DeleteThis looks amazing! I love rhubarb and berries in a crumble and I bet this would be the perfect dessert recipe.
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with this dessert and yes it didn't last long.
DeleteMmm, rhubarb is SO good. And plays so well with berries. Glad rhubarb season is here -- gotta try this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteTrue, berries played well with Rhubarb.
DeleteI have yet to try baking with Rhubarb! It's not an easy ingredient to get here. But I absolutely love the look of this!
ReplyDeleteI really hope you find some Rhubarb Sam. Glad you liked the crumble.
DeleteWe love a good fruit crumble here and I am loving the deep red hue of the rhubarb and berries here! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katerina, we loved that red hue too.
DeleteLooks so mouthwatering and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nisha.
DeleteThis looks amazing, Hasin! I love all kinds of crumbles and pies so I can't wait to try this recipe. Just the picture of the rhubarb and berreis makes me want pour some over big bowl of vanilla ice cream :) Thank you for the recipe, CoCo
ReplyDeleteCoCo, that's my perfect setting to wind the day too, Thanks
DeleteI absolutely LOVE crumble desserts. Delicious, easy to make, versatile and can be served at so many different occasions. Thanks for this great recipe!
ReplyDeleteTrue, they make a quick and easy desserts.
Deletei'm sure this is very sweet and delicious. it certainly looks shiny and tasty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry, it didn't last a day.
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful rhubarb crumble! Rhubarb is one ingredient I hardly ever use, I'll have to make this recipe and give it another try. Looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you do give another try Marcelle. If you need any further tips, please give me a shout.
Deletewhen I was growing up, my mother used to eat rhubarb and I just never even tasted it. This recipe looks amazing. I will have to try it.. thanks
ReplyDeleteI will be happy if you do give a try Judee. X
DeleteDelicious. I want some.
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Fruit crumbles are our favorite summer and Spring Treat. Believe it or not we have yet to find rhubarb but we are on a mission to find it so we can try your delicious crumble.
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