Crumble doesn’t always have to be a lengthy process. You can make a fairly quick and easy crumble if you’ve got some granola lying around. For this recipe I’ve chosen peaches for the filling, which needed using up in my fridge, but you can use any fruit that you have available. The same with the granola, if you’ve got some shop bought in your cupboard, then use that. If you don’t, or if you want to make your own, then here’s my Homemade Granola Recipe.
The only lengthy process to this is cooling down the fruit filling. If you can make this part the night before, then great. You will want at least 2 hours in the fridge, however, to get it cold enough to serve.

Prep time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes, plus chilling time.
Serves 4
To guarantee Gluten Free, use gluten free oats.
Ingredients:
1 heaped tbsp vegan butter
4-5 peaches, stoned and cut into pieces
75g sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
Small pinch chilli powder
About 240g granola (get my recipe here)
About 150ml vegan cream
Method:
Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the peaches, sugar and spices. Cook for 10 minutes on a good simmer, until the peaches are soft and covered in a thick sauce. Allow to cool, and then chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
Put about 50g of granola into the bottom of a serving dish, spoon on a quarter of the chilled peaches, pour a quarter of the cream onto the peaches and then sprinkle a little more granola on top. Repeat this for 4 servings.
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