Plum and Marzipan Crumbles

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr 10 min (plus cooling)
  • Active: 25 min
  • Yield: 6 servings
Plums and almonds are a delicious combination in this summer-into-fall crumble. The topping has chewy nuggets of marzipan mixed in to highlight the almond flavor. Don’t worry if your ramekins look very full – the fruit cooks down considerably during baking.

Ingredients

For the Topping:

For the Filling:

Directions

  1. Make the topping: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using kitchen shears or a chef’s knife, cut the marzipan into small pieces (about 1/4 inch). Combine both flours, the sugar, allspice, ginger and salt in a medium bowl; toss well. Rub in the butter with your fingers until the pieces are mostly pea-size. Add the marzipan pieces and toss to coat well in the flour mixture. Add the sliced almonds and toss to combine.
  2. Make the filling: Combine the plums, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a large bowl; toss to coat the plums well. Sprinkle in the lemon zest, lemon juice and almond extract and toss to combine.
  3. Divide the filling among six 8-ounce ramekins, packing in the fruit. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit (the ramekins will be very full). Set the ramekins on a baking sheet and bake until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool about 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream.

Cook’s Note

The ramekins will be super full when you assemble them. The fruit cooks down!