Vegan Gluten Free Pear Crumble Bars
Categories: vegan, soy free, gluten free, dessert, snack
Serves: 12
Active Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert, Snack
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cup/180g oat flour
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp/75g white rice flour (not glutenous)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp/125g light brown sugar
- 7 tbsp/105ml coconut oil (melted)
- 2-3 tbsp/30-45ml water
- ¾ tsp/3g baking powder
- 1 tsp/2g ground ginger
- ¼ tsp/ ½ g ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp/3g salt
- 1/3 cup/35g rolled oats
- 1 lbs/450g pears*
Instructions
- Grease and line an 8” x 8”/20 x 20cm baking pan with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350° F/175C.
- In a large bowl, combine flours, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
- Add the coconut oil and stir until a crumbly mixture forms.
- Add in 2 tbsp/30ml water and stir until thick and pliable (but not gloopy). Allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb the water.
- Slice pears into ¼”/6mm or thinner slices.
- Set aside 1/3 of dough in a smaller bowl.
- Press the remaining mixture into pan. Pat into an even layer.
- Place pears in an even layer on the base.
- Add the oats to 1/3 of the dough mixture. Working between your fingers to crumble (no larger than a pea).
- Sprinkle the crumble on top of the pears as evenly as possible.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden on top.
- Cool in pan for at least 20 minutes before removing and allow to cool completely before cutting and eating.
- Will store in a sealed container in the fridge for a couple days, but will not be as crisp.
Notes
*Bartlett or d’anjou varieties are best, no need to peel before slicing.