Caramelized Banana & Mango Crumble

Crumble, a dish of British origin, can be sweet or savory. The sweet variety generally contains stewed fruit with a crumbly topping of butter, flour and sugar. A savory version uses meat, vegetables and sauce for the filling, with cheese replacing sugar in the crumble mix.

Crumbles and crisps are very similar. They both contain fresh fruit with a streusal-like topping. The original difference between the two was in the  topping: crisps would contain oats and crumbles would not. Overtime the lines have blurred and the names crumble and crisp are now used interchangeably.

Oatmeal ‘anything’ is very nostalgic for me. I can’t remember one thing my mother made using oatmeal that I didn’t like, including ‘porridge’. Oatmeal is still as much a staple in our pantry as it was in my mothers.

For this dessert, I thought it would be unique to add a little caramelized twist to an old classic crumble. Caramelization is a chemical change that makes naturally occurring sugars in fruit, when gently sauteed in butter, turn brown and quite flavorful. The combination of caramelized bananas, fresh mango and lemon juice topped with a spicy crumble is wonderful (and easy).

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Caramelized Banana & Mango Crumble

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Course

Brunch, dessert

Cuisine

American, German

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

Fruit

• 2 small bananas, sliced
• 2 large ripe mangoes, cubed (OR 450 gm frozen chunks, thawed)
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Crumble

• 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/8 tsp EACH cinnamon & cardamom
• 2 Tbsp butter,

Course Brunch, dessert Cuisine American, German Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Fruit 2 small bananas, sliced 2 large ripe mangoes, cubed (OR 450 gm frozen chunks, thawed) 2 Tbsp brown sugar, packed 1 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp lemon juice Crumble 1/4 cup oatmeal 1/3 cup flour 2 Tbsp brown sugar 2 Tbsp sugar 1/8 tsp EACH cinnamon & cardamom 2 Tbsp butter,

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. On a parchment lined baking sheet, slice bananas into discs. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp brown sugar & bake for about 10 minutes or until caramelized. Remove from oven. In a medium bowl, place mango, 1 Tbsp sugar & lemon juice. Mix until combined; add Caramelized bananas & toss gently. Spoon fruit mixture equally into 2 or 4 ramekins.
2. In a small dish, toss together all of the crumble ingredients, using your fingers to combine. Divide crumble between ramekins. Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with either ice cream or whipped cream.