"A gruffalo?," I hear you ask. "What's a gruffalo?"
I admit, I hadn't heard of The Gruffalo until earlier this year, but it's a major phenomenon known by most parents of small children. If you think you're too old for picture books, it's also been turned into a film by the BBC. Robbie Coltrane voices the Gruffalo and it's utterly perfect.
Gruffalo Crumble
This is a hybrid of various crumble recipes. In truth it's a 'crisp' rather than a crumble, because you melt the butter rather than rub it in. This is much faster and - as long as you take care with the hot butter - more child-friendly to make. Less of it will end up on your kitchen floor this way too, which is always helpful.
This makes enough for a large bowl, but what I do is mix it up, then put it in a ziplock plastic bag and freeze it. Then, when we're in the mood for gruffalo crumble, I can shake a bit out over the top of a ramekin or two of cooked (or, gulp, tinned) fruit, put it in the oven and before you can say "silly old fox, doesn't he know, there's no such thing as a Gruffalo", pudding's sorted.
125g butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup flour (last time I made this we forgot the flour - and it was fine)
3/4 cup coconut
1tsp cinnamon
1tsp ground ginger
handful of sunflower and sesame seeds or chopped nuts
Put all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir well. Add the melted butter and mix again. Crumble over cooked fruit (dark plums and apple are a favourite combination in our house) and bake at 180C for 20-30 minutes depending on the size of the dish. The mixture freezes well and can be cooked from frozen.
Have a sweet, sweet weekend, everyone x
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