Skip to content
Open menu Close menu

Feed your appetite for cooking with Penguin’s expert authors

penguin logo

Cherry, Oat and Almond Crumble

A comforting recipe for Cherry, Oat and Almond Crumble made with delicious, wholesome ingredients that have been carefully chosen to improve quality of sleep. This can be made with frozen or fresh cherries.

From the book

Heather Thomas, Alina Tierney

Introduction

Eating cherries regularly can boost your melatonin levels, regulate your sleep cycle and help relieve insomnia. In this fabulous crumble they are combined with oats, almonds and pumpkin seeds.

Read more Read less

Ingredients

900g/2lb cherries, stoned
4 tbsp caster sugar
3 tbsp water
2 tsp cornflour
a dash of lemon juice
3 tbsp flaked almonds
crème fraîche or ice cream to serve
For the crumble:
85g/3oz butter
150g/5oz plain flour
60g/2oz rolled oats
4 tbsp ground almonds
60g/2oz brown sugar
2 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.

Put the cherries, sugar and water in a saucepan over a low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes until the cherries are tender and release some of their juice.

In a small bowl, stir the cornflour into a little of the cherry juices until smooth and free of lumps. Add to the cherries in the pan and stir with a wooden spoon until it starts to thicken. Add lemon juice to taste and spoon into a baking dish.

To make the crumble, cut the butter into small pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Stir in the oats, ground almonds, sugar and pumpkin seeds. Sprinkle with two to three teaspoons of cold water and give it a stir to create some small clumps.

Spoon the crumble over the cherries right up to the edge of the dish.

Sprinkle with the flaked almonds.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30–35 minutes until the crumble is crisp and golden brown and the fruit is bubbling around the edges. Serve hot with crème fraîche or ice cream.

Or you can try this . . .

Add some chopped walnuts or hazelnuts to the crumble mixture.

Add some ground ginger or cinnamon to the crumble mixture.

When cherries are out of season use apples or pears.

Reviews

Have you tried this recipe? Let us know how it went by leaving a comment below.

Merry Christmas! It may take a little longer for our team to get back to your comment over the Christmas period.

Thank you for your rating. Our team will get back to any queries as soon as possible but this may take a little longer than usual over the Christmas period.

Please note: Moderation is enabled and may delay your comment being posted. There is no need to resubmit your comment. By posting a comment you are agreeing to the website Terms of Use.

There are no comments yet

Be the first to leave a review

More Recipes from Eat to Sleep


View all

Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Seed Cheesy Bake

by Heather Thomas, Alina Tierney from Eat to Sleep

Swedish Salmon, Potato and Dill Soup

by Heather Thomas, Alina Tierney from Eat to Sleep

More Recipes from Eat to Sleep


View all

Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Seed Cheesy Bake

by Heather Thomas, Alina Tierney from Eat to Sleep

Swedish Salmon, Potato and Dill Soup

by Heather Thomas, Alina Tierney from Eat to Sleep

newsletter

Subscribe to The Happy Foodie email newsletter

Get our latest recipes, features, book news and ebook deals straight to your inbox every week

From the book: Eat to Sleep: 80 Nourishing Recipes to Help You Sleep Well Every Night

Close menu