This pear hazelnut crumble is a very healthy dessert filled with superfood pears, coconut oil, oats, and the hazelnuts which go so well with the pears making it extra delicious.

In the fall I picked so many pears from a friend’s tree that I had to get creative and this is one very yummy result. My pear hazelnut crumble really is delicious.

All of the ingredients I used have great health benefits too.

Pear Hazelnut Crumble Ingredients

Pears have more nutrients per calorie than calories per nutrient (surprising since they are so sweet). They are what I call a Smart Carb. and are a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C, copper & vitamin K. They are often considered a hypoallergenic fruit that is less likely to produce an adverse response than other fruits by healthcare practitioners making them a great first fruit fed to infants as a safe way to start.

Hazelnuts are nutritious and are uniquely delicious nuts often found in baking and add an exotic sweet crunchiness to this pear hazelnut crumble. This superfood has health benefits too from being helpful for the heart to lowering diabetes risk to even helping with weight loss.

Coconut oil is actually very good for us. In tropical climates like Polynesia, Sri Lanka and the Yucatan where they have a diet high in coconut oil, the people are healthier, have less heart disease, cancer, and colon problems than unsaturated fat eaters. It is now accepted that there is good cholesterol and there are good saturated fats. Learn the 12 benefits of Coconut Oil, this newly declared an Amazing SuperFood.

This pear hazelnut crumble has the sweetness of the pears for the base but the topping needs some sweetness so I use a combination of a little coconut sugar and stevia.

Coconut sugar is the healthiest of sugars. It is made from the sap of coconut flowers by boiling it down to dry sugar blocks or a soft paste or a granulated form. Coconut sugar contains a higher amount of nutrients compared to brown sugar as it has some amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, chlorine, magnesium, sulfur, and micronutrients.

As I don’t use sugar for my baking I often use stevia which is the healthy option. The stevia plant is incredibly sweet and also incredibly good for you. The leaf is 30 times sweeter than sugar while extracts are 300-400 times sweeter. The best stevia will, therefore, be the one that retains some whole food value and is water-based. Liquid forms will be less processed. Go here to learn How to Get the Best Stevia Without the Bitterness

For this pear hazelnut crumble recipe and all my recipes, I use Himalayan salt which is actually good for you!

All my recipes are gluten-free so this pear hazelnut crumble is too.

Brown Rice Flour has become a staple in my baking adding fiber and nutrition. It assists in weight loss, helps reduce cholesterol and balances energy. It is low cost and adds a somewhat dry gritty crumbly texture.

Oats are a low-calorie food that provides high levels of fiber and low levels of fat. They help to stabilize blood sugar and reduces the risk of diabetes while removing bad cholesterol.

Not all people who need to be gluten-free have a problem with oats. For those that do there is oatmeal that is considered gluten-free.

If you want gluten-free oats, here is a very good one Harvest Gluten Free Organic Rolled Old Fashioned Oats which is good for cooked oatmeal for breakfast. For making a crumble, it is better to have one like this: Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Quick Cooking Rolled Oats

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Pear Hazelnut Crumble

This pear hazelnut crumble is a very healthy dessert filled with superfood pears, coconut oil, oats and the hazelnuts which go so well with the pears making it extra delicious.

In the fall I picked so many pears from a friend's tree that I had to get creative and this is one very yummy result. My pear hazelnut crumble really is delicious.

Course Dessert

Cuisine gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian

Keyword crumble, Gluten-free, hazelnut, pear, Vegan, vegetarian

Author Diana Herrington

Ingredients

5 cup pears
3/4 cup brown rice flour
2 1/2 cups oatmeal flakes
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
2/3 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut sugar or sucanat
1/2 tsp stevia in 1/3 cup water
1/3 cup hazelnuts chopped

Instructions

Core and slice pears.
Place the pears in a baking dish.
Mix the oil, sugar, salt, and stevia/water together in a bowl.
Add the brown rice flour to the wet mixture.
Mix in well.
Add the oatmeal, and mix it in well.
Mix thoroughly with fingers.
Sprinkle on top of the fruit.
Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts on top.
Pat down firmly.
Bake at 350º F. in the oven for approximately 40 minutes.

If you like pears and enjoyed this pear hazelnut crumble, I have some more recipes for you, first pear recipes than more crumble recipes.

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