“The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.”
A. J. Jacobs
Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles…. that’s how my quinoa crumbled and we loved it! With peaches and cherries falling off carts this year, and my quinoa obsession, the options are unlimited! Honestly, this was my best crumble to date! Gluten free, wholegrain and addictive good! Also a great way to use whole foods, something that fits in with my current obsession #makehalfyourgrainswholeSummer only means exciting times. This year even more exciting as stone fruit are falling off carts. This year the crop seems to have been particularly good. The season began quite early since summer came early. I also have this strange obsession and cannot stop myself from buying the fruit each time I go to the market, which basically means I am constantly thinking of new ways to use them. And then there’s my new wholegrain obsession with quinoa. It began a while ago when a friend got me some organic quinoa from the US. It wasn’t a lot but it was enough to get me going. Find a Whole Foods near you, grab some quinoa and try something new today. A friend, Dolphia, just commented on my Instagram handle @passionateaboutbaking … ‘Quinoa – I never thought I could use that in dessert.’
I’ve done loads with quinoa of late. Interestingly, the more I do, the more I want to do. This time I decided to experiment with a crumble. To have a crisp crumble, the topping has to be dryish or rather dehydrated to begin with, made crisp with cut in butter. I didn’t have quinoa flour, and making flour from scratch is a bit cumbersome. Besides, I had a small portion of cooked quinoa waiting for somewhere to go…And here’s where it went, to top these crumbles. I have to say I make crumbles every year, and these were my best to date. The good thing is that they are wholegrain, gluten free and ever so delicious. Healthy of course. What else would fruit and wholegrain be? What’s your favourite way with quinoa?
Peach Cherry Quinoa Crumbles
Ingredients
Stone Fruit Mix
- 6-8 peaches pitted, diced
- 2 cups cherries pitted, halved
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lime
- Few drops almond extract
Quinoa Oat Crumble Topping
- 1 cup cooked quinoa dehydrated {note below}
- 1/2 cup walnuts finely chopped
- 1/3 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chilled butter grated
Instructions
Stone Fruit Mix
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- In a large bowl, toss all the ingredients for the fruit mix well to coat.
Assemble
- Divide the fruit mix into 6-8 ovenproof ramekins, including the liquid if any.
- Divide the crumble mix equally over each, pressing down gently to make sure the top is well covered and sealed.
- Bake in a hot oven for 35-40 minutes until the top is crisp to touch, and maybe the juices are bubbling out.
- Serve warm {or chilled as we like it} with a serving of unsweetened single cream!