Cranberry Pear Crumble Bars Vegan And Gluten Free Recipes

CRANBERRY-PEAR CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Prepare filling: Peel, core and chop the pears into 1/2-inch pieces. You should have about 2 1/2 cups of chopped pears. Add pears, cranberries, sugar and orange juice to a heavy-bottomed skillet or saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until pears soften, cranberries burst, and juices are thickened and jammy, 7 to 10 minutes. Add vanilla, orange zest and fresh ginger and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the crust.
• Prepare crust and crumble: In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, almond flour, oats and salt. Stir to combine. Add butter and almond extract, and stir until crumbs are well moistened.
• Reserve about 2 1/2 cups/360 grams of the mixture for the topping. Pour remaining crumbs into prepared dish and press them into an even layer. Bake the crust until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Spoon filling (it's O.K. if it's still warm) evenly over the hot crust, top with reserved crumbs, and return pan to oven. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the bars cool slightly before cutting and serving.

CRANBERRY PEAR CRUMBLE BARS (VEGAN AND GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a quarter sheetpan with sides with a sheet of parchment paper to line it.
• For the Cranberry-Pear filling:
• In a medium pot over medium heat add the cranberries, pear, orange juice, spices and the water. Bring the mixture to a simmer and continue to cook over low heat for about 20-25 minutes until the mixture is bubbling and has broken down into a jam texture and thickened up quite a bit. Let the filling cool while you prepare the crust. As it cools, it will continue to thicken up.
• For the crust:
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the Gf flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg until well combined. Add the vanilla and the cold vegan butter chunks and then run the food processor until the dough comes together in a crumbly way.
• Dump ⅔ rds of the crust mixture, which will be very crumbly dough, into the prepared sheet pan. Use the bottom of a glass or measuring cup and pack the dough down flat until you have a smooth crust. Set the other ⅓ rd of the dough aside.
• Pour the cranberry-pear filling onto the crust and spread the filling evenly around. Next, sprinkle the remaining dough in crumbles over the top of the cranberry-pear filling.
• I placed the quarter sheetpan on a half sheetpan to make it easier to take in and out of the oven. Bake the bars for 40 minutes until the crumbs on top are lightly golden.
• I let the bars cool slightly and then you can slice them and serve warm. If you are making these ahead of time and want really clean edges, I suggest freezing the bars for a few hours or even overnight before you slice them. They can quickly thaw before you serve. These are best stored in the freezer if you make them ahead.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a quarter sheetpan with sides with a sheet of parchment paper to line it.
• For the Cranberry-Pear filling:
• In a medium pot over medium heat add the cranberries, pear, orange juice, spices and the water. Bring the mixture to a simmer and continue to cook over low heat for about 20-25 minutes until the mixture is bubbling and has broken down into a jam texture and thickened up quite a bit. Let the filling cool while you prepare the crust. As it cools, it will continue to thicken up.
• For the crust:
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the Gf flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg until well combined. Add the vanilla and the cold vegan butter chunks and then run the food processor until the dough comes together in a crumbly way.
• Dump ⅔ rds of the crust mixture, which will be very crumbly dough, into the prepared sheet pan. Use the bottom of a glass or measuring cup and pack the dough down flat until you have a smooth crust. Set the other ⅓ rd of the dough aside.
• Pour the cranberry-pear filling onto the crust and spread the filling evenly around. Next, sprinkle the remaining dough in crumbles over the top of the cranberry-pear filling.
• I placed the quarter sheetpan on a half sheetpan to make it easier to take in and out of the oven. Bake the bars for 40 minutes until the crumbs on top are lightly golden.
• I let the bars cool slightly and then you can slice them and serve warm. If you are making these ahead of time and want really clean edges, I suggest freezing the bars for a few hours or even overnight before you slice them. They can quickly thaw before you serve. These are best stored in the freezer if you make them ahead.

GLUTEN-FREE APPLE, PEAR AND CRANBERRY PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Make crumble topping first. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with parchment. Place oats, quinoa flour, sugar, salt and nutmeg in a food processor fitted with steel blade and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is evenly distributed throughout the grain mix. The mixture should have a crumbly consistency. You can also combine ingredients in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle and mix at low speed until mixture has a crumbly consistency.
• Spread topping over parchment-covered baking sheet in an even layer. Place in oven and bake 10 minutes. Rotate pan, stir mixture, and bake another 10 minutes, until nicely browned. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir in pecans and lemon zest.
• Turn oven up to 375 degrees. Butter a 2-quart baking dish. Cook apples in 2 batches. Heat half the butter over medium-high heat in a large heavy skillet until it foams and foam subsides. Add apples and wait until they begin to sizzle, then add half the sugar and cook, stirring and tossing in the pan, until apples just begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and repeat with remaining butter, apples and sugar. When second batch has caramelized, add first batch back into pan, then add lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir together for another minute. Stir in diced pear and dried cranberries and stir everything together. Remove from heat and scrape into buttered baking dish.
• Spread crumble topping over apple mixture in an even layer. Place in oven and bake 30 minutes, until bubbling and top is nicely browned. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.