Tamarillo, pear and lemon crumble

Babiche Martens

Ingredients

3	Pears
8	Tamarillos (Main)
1 Tbsp	Water
1 tsp	Vanilla essence/extract
2 Tbsp	Honey

Topping

120 g	Flour
½ cup	Desiccated coconut
1	Lemon, Finely grated zest (Main)
100 g	Butter
3 Tbsp	Sugar
1 to serve	Vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Halve the tamarillos and scoop the flesh into a saucepan. Core and chop up the pears then add to the saucepan with the water, honey and vanilla. Simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 180C. Put the flour in a bowl, add the coconut and lemon and mix. Using your fingertips, rub the butter in until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
3. Spoon the fruit into a baking dish then cover with the crumble and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden. Serve hot with ice cream.