Rhubarb and Pear Crumble

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Celebrate rhubarb season with this delightful rhubarb and pear crumble. Using fresh rhubarb, a criminally underrated and underutilized fruit, you’ll love this delightful combo with the pear mixture. It’s the perfect summer treat!

rhubarb and pear crumble with custard and a spoon.

Check out this Cranberry Jello Salad for another fruity dessert!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

You’ll love this rhubarb and pear crumble because it has just a few fresh ingredients, it’s quick and easy to toss together, and it’s a major crowd-pleaser.

ingredients for rhubarb and pear crumble.

Special Ingredients You Need For This Recipe

The most special ingredient you’ll need for this recipe is rhubarb. It can be challenging to find rhubarb when it is not rhubarb season, but you should be able to find rhubarb at a farmers' market stand.

However, it also grows wild, so you may have a friend who has some in their backyard. Otherwise, keep an eye out for it at your local grocery store and buy it when you can. You can freeze it and use it for this recipe later.

How To Make This Recipe

Place the washed and chopped rhubarb pieces in an ovenproof dish.

Add the peeled pear pieces in too.

Sprinkle with sugar.

Drizzle on the orange juice.

Get the oats, flour, butter and sugar together.

oats, sugar, butter and flour in a food processor.

Blitz everything in a food processor.

The crumble should have a rough consistency.

Pour the crumble evenly on top of the fruit.

Bake until the fruit is tender and the crumble crisp and golden. Serve with custard. Enjoy!

Top Tip

Make sure your butter is cold! This will give the topping mixture the correct consistency.

What to Serve with Your Pear Crumble

Sides

Lemon Curd - If you're not a fan of ice cream, skip it and use lemon curd instead. Made with eggs, sugar, lemon, and butter, this creamy delight tastes amazing with rhubarb and pears. It's the perfect side to any dessert.
Hokey Pokey Ice Cream - This is another great substitute for plain vanilla, and like lemon curd, it is delectable with rhubarb and pears. I love it on its own, but it's amazing with this crumble, too.

Cocktails and drinks

Cashew Milk - Cashew milk is a lovely drink to pair with your pears and rhubarb because it's lighter than cow's milk, but still gives that familiar richness that is so desirable when eating dessert.
Long Beach Iced Tea - If you'd like a cocktail with your rhubarb and pear crumble, have a Long Beach Iced Tea. It's refreshing without being too fruity and perfectly complements the dessert.

Popular Substitutions For This Recipe

Sugars

You can use regular castor sugar or brown sugar for your filling, and you can use regular sugar in place of brown sugar for your crumble topping.

Flour

If you are gluten-free, you can use almond flour instead of regular flour.

Butter

To make this recipe totally vegan, use margarine instead of butter for your crumble.

Fruit

This recipe calls for fresh fruit, but you can use frozen instead. If you have any pears leftover you can follow this guide on how to make Canned Pears!

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Variations To This Recipe

Dutch oven over the fire

You can bake this rhubarb and pear crumble outside. Whether you are camping or just want to give it a really smoky taste, you can cook it in a Dutch oven over an open flame.

Crumble top

You can adjust your crumble top to include ingredients that you prefer such as almonds or cinnamon. This will give it more chunks and make it ultra crunchy.

Seasonings

You can give this crumble recipe a different variation by adjusting the seasonings a bit. For example, you can use brown sugar in the filling, as mentioned above, as well as orange zest to brighten it up a bit. You can also add cinnamon to the crumble topping or the filling.

Serving

You can eat your rhubarb pear crumble on its own, or you can serve it in a small bowl with some ice cream for a lovely dessert. Top it with more brown sugar for a super sweet taste, or some cinnamon for a little zip.

Top Tip

For an easy way to cut your crumble without using a food processor or blender and avoid using your hands, you can use a pastry cutter. This will give the crumble mixture a lovely texture without too much work from you.

eating rhubarb and pear crumble with a spoon.

How do I store leftovers?

Store leftovers in an airtight container. You can leave the rhubarb and pear crumble on your countertop or put it in the fridge. It should last a couple of days on the countertop, and up to five days in the fridge.

Can I freeze this recipe?

Yes, you can freeze this recipe. Make sure your rhubarb and pear crumble is in an airtight container. It should stay in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.

pouring custard on rhubarb and pear crumble.

Other Crumble Recipes You’ll Love

Gooseberry Crumble - This crumble utilizes yummy gooseberries in the most delicious way, and you'll already have lots of the ingredients on hand from making your rhubarb pear dessert.
Salted Caramel Apple Crumble - If you can't get enough of your pear and rhubarb crumble, try this salted caramel one next. It's got the most lovely flavor combination, similar to that of pears and rhubarb. I promise you'll love it.

Don’t Forget To Come Back And Let Me Know How Your Recipe Turned Out!

I can't wait to hear how your rhubarb pear dessert turns out! If you adjust the recipe at all, let me know. Happy baking!

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