Apple and Plum Crumble

It was still dark when I set out to walk the dog this morning. The sky was clear and the cool air seemed to forecast wonderfully brisk autumn-like weather. Officially, there are still a few weeks to go before summer comes to an end, but I knew today would be one of those days begging for warm, cozy food. As daylight began to break and I made my way home, my heart was already set on what to make for dessert that evening. Crumble!

Here's to chillier days!

Apple and Plum Crumble

*400g ripe Victoria plums
*550g Jonagold apples
*50g whole wheat flour
*50g oatmeal
*2 tbsps unrefined cane sugar
*60g ground almonds
*70g cold butter cut into small cubes
*1 tbsp rum
*1 tsp ground cinnamon
*pinch of grated nutmeg
*vanilla ice cream to serve

Preheat oven to 180C. Clean fruit and cut into thick chunks. Lightly grease an 11 X 7 1/2 inch oval pan. Arrange fruit in pan, drizzle with the rum and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. In a food processor, combine the flour, oatmeal, sugar and butter. Pulse a few times until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Spread over the fruit and bake 50 minutes. Serve the crumble hot with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream.