Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Crumbly Cluster Topping

This came about completely by accident - I was trying to make a normal crumble with oats but put a little too much butter in. I added flour to try to soak up a little of the butter, resulting in big clusters of oaty sugary goodness.

I used some of it but the rest I put in the freezer for a rainy day. We ended up just using it to add another dimension to loads of otherwise fairly plain desserts (yoghurt, ice cream etc etc) and this way it lasted for ages!

Ingredients: (change proportions as necessary)
150g porridge oats
75g softened butter
75g granulated sugar
20g plain flour
a spoonful of runny honey
strawberries or other fresh fruit
ice cream, cream or greek yoghurt

Method:
Basically put everything in a mixing bowl and work together with your hands until you end up with little clusters of mixture. I put the oats in first and work in the butter, then the sugar, then the flour and finally the honey.

Put the mixture into a plastic sealable tub and place in the freezer until frozen.

To serve, wash and chop the strawberries into halfs or quarters (depending how big they are), add a dollop of ice cream and add a spoon or two of crumbly topping, enjoy!

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