Ingredients for - Pear, pecan & caramel crumble

1. 6 pears, peeled and sliced into 6 or 8 wedges
2. 3 tbsp caramel or salted caramel sauce (see tip below)
3. 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
4. 220g plain flour
5. 140g cold butter, cut into cubes
6. 50g light brown soft sugar
7. 100g pecans, chopped
8. custard, to serve

How to cook deliciously - Pear, pecan & caramel crumble

1 . Stage

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the pears in a medium baking dish and toss with the caramel sauce, vanilla bean paste and 1 tbsp water to coat.

2 . Stage

Put the flour, butter and sugar in a food processor and blitz to a crumb-like texture. Tip into a bowl and stir through the pecans. Scatter the mixture over the pears. Bake for 45 mins-1 hr until the crumble topping is crisp and the pears are tender. Serve warm with custard.