Strawberry Crumble

This dessert is quick, simple and ideal for a dinner party this Summer. This dish is vegan friendly, free from refined sugar and can also be gluten free if you need it to be. Serve it warm with ice cream, cream or custard
Serves 2
Ingredients
For the base:

• 10 large strawberries cut in halves
• 1 tsp of vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon of maple syrup or honey or date syrup or coconut sugar

For the crumble topping:

• 100g of oats (gluten free)
• 20g of ground almonds or hazelnuts
• 20g of melted coconut oil
• 1tbsp of maple syrup or honey or date syrup
• 1 pinch of salt
• Mixed nuts and seeds (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C
2. Place the strawberries and vanilla in an oven proof dish and pour the maple syrup or honey etc over the top. Stir all the ingredients together to ensure they are all evenly coated and then set aside.
3. Put the oats, ground almonds, coconut oil, maple syrup and salt into a bowl and mix using your fingers or a wooden spoon until all the ingredients have combined.
4. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the fruit.
5. Place the dish into the oven and cook for approximately 25 minutes or until the crumble is just going golden brown.
6. Remove from the oven and serve within 10 minutes.