healthy crumble?

tessie_bear

thankyou thats interesting....could u use any sort of nuts ?does that topping look sort of crumble like ? it sound very yummy

tinkerbell84

tessie_bear wrote: »

thankyou thats interesting....could u use any sort of nuts ?does that topping look sort of crumble like ? it sound very yummy

Long as you use enough butter it goes crisp and golden :drool:

You could put flaked almonds in too if you wanted a bit more texture.

Never tried any other kind of nuts, but hazelnuts might work too

tessie_bear

the flaked almonds are a good idea....add a nice texture...thank u for that im going to try it and thanx to op for broadening my knowledge

Debt_Free_Chick

Christ on a bike! :eek:

Just how "bad" is crumble? Surely, it's 90% fruit so the "crumble" can't be that unhealthy, in the overall scheme of things?

brightonman123

low fat crumble? whats the point?:p

Ms_Scrooge

Used this recipe a few years ago when cholesterol watching.
Not exactly sure of quantities so experiment!

Cheating crumble for cholesterol counters.

Bread, oats, sugar, olive oil.
In the food processor blitz 2 slices (wholemeal!) bread. Add some porage oats (not quite equal quantities I think!) next some sugar to taste - brown for a change! and finally drizzle in some olive oil (1-2 tblspns) down the chute whilst the machine is running. Spread over the fruit.
I won't deceive you - crumble it ain't!!! but OK for all that.
Leave out sugar and add some grated cheese for a savoury crumble version.

tinkerbell84

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Christ on a bike! :eek:

Just how "bad" is crumble? Surely, it's 90% fruit so the "crumble" can't be that unhealthy, in the overall scheme of things?

If you're low carbing it's the fruit that's the problem

this is the first fruit i've eaten for 6 months

Ms_Scrooge

Used this recipe a few years ago when cholesterol watching.
Not exactly sure of quantities so experiment!

Cheating crumble for cholesterol counters.
Bread, oats, sugar, olive oil.
In the food processor blitz 2 slices (wholemeal!) bread. Add some porage oats (not quite equal quantities I think!) next some sugar to taste - brown for a change! and finally drizzle in some olive oil (1-2 tblspns) down the chute whilst the machine is running. Spread over the fruit.
I won't deceive you - crumble it ain't!!! but OK for all that.
Leave out sugar and add some grated cheese for a savoury

kunekune

I tend to replace some of the flour with oats and nuts, just do the flour and butter as normal but with less flour and then put in the other stuff until it's the right consistency. But really, crumble isn't healthy food, it's comfort food and sometimes that's exactly wht we need! I put oats and ground almonds in because I like oats and ground almonds and they go well with rhubarb, not because I think it's healthier. If you're worried about that, have a day when you you have a light soup for dinner followed by the crumble and a home made eggy custard. The soup is the veg, the crumble is the fruit and the nuts in the crumble and the egg and the milk in the custard are the protein.