Celery Free Pear and Ginger Crumble
Warm, bubbling pear filling meets a golden, nutty topping in this cozy dessert that feels like a hug in a baking dish. Fresh ginger and cardamom give the fruit layer a gentle heat and fragrance, while lemon juice and maple syrup keep everything bright and balanced. The crumble itself — built from rolled oats, almond flour, and roughly chopped walnuts — bakes into a deeply golden, satisfying crunch that contrasts beautifully with the jammy pears underneath. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from celery and celery derivatives, so there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved. Arrowroot starch thickens the filling without any fuss, and coconut oil pulls the topping together into those irresistible clumps. This is the kind of dessert that disappears fast, so you might want to plan for seconds from the start.
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6 servings
For the filling
- 2 lbs ripe but firm pears (about 5 medium), peeled, cored, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
For the topping
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup raw walnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a 9-inch baking dish with a small amount of coconut oil.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the pear chunks, grated ginger, 2 tbsp maple syrup, arrowroot starch, cinnamon, cardamom, and lemon juice. Toss until the pears are evenly coated, then spread the mixture in an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
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