Alright, first off I must apologize for the long stretch between posts. It's been a busy few months for us with some major changes going on. After some serious planning and doing, I'm glad to say we've now moved to Australia! Yes, "we come from a land down under" <hehehe>
So you can see why it's been so long since I last posted. But now that we've gotten a bit more settled I'm going to get back to posting more frequently. So to start things off on a good note, and to beg forgiveness, I'm coming back with a sweet treat.
One one of our excursions we visited Dandenong Market. I can't begin to tell you how awesome it was, so you'll just have to check it out yourself (link). I spaced and didn't take any pictures of the market itself, but here's a snap of the minions enjoying the experience.
Ok, back to the food... While we were shopping I decided to go out on a limb and picked up 2 bunches of rhubarb. I've always wanted to try to make rhubarb pie, but always found a reason to wimp out. But at $2 I couldn't resist the pull so I decided to finally go for it.
Like I said, I was planning to make a pie, but after a certain set of little people ate half the strawberries I decided to try something else. We had a few mangoes that were super ripe plus some oranges so after some mixing and mingling, I ended up with a mango rhubarb crumble.
The consensus was that this is definitely a keeper! The tangy rhubarb paired wonderfully with the sweet mango. And the crispy crumble was literally the icing on the cake. Unfortunately we didn't have any ice cream so we made do with chocolate covered granola bars *yum*
So give the recipe a try, even if you don't have rhubarb. Just use any of your favorite fruits and be ready to indulge in a warm bowl, or in my case a cup, of yummy goodness :)
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Mango Rhubarb Crumble
Ingredients
For the crumble topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
3/4 tablespoons cinnamon
pinch of salt
5 tablespoons olive oil, or canola oi
For the fruit filling
1 bunch rhubarb, diced
1/2 cup sugar
2 oranges, juiced and zested
3 mangoes, diced
1/2 cup sugar
2 oranges, juiced and zested
3 mangoes, diced
In a large bowl, stir together the oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Mix in the oil until you have a crumbly mixture.
In a large saucepan, mix all of the filling ingredients. Cook over a medium flame until the mixture thickens, about 15 minutes or so. While the filling is cooking, preheat the oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C).
Pour the fruit into an 8"x8" baking dish and sprinkle crumble evenly over the top. Place the dish in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble is a golden brown.
Serve warm with ice cream or custard...or even granola bars. Enjoy!
