I've been itching to do something with an opened (but untouched) jar of Saskatoon berry preserves sitting around in the fridge for about a month. I didn't really fancy having it on toast -- it was too sweet, too mild for my palate. It needed something to give it zip. So I decided to combine it with various fruits and make crumble.
I realise it looks like I'm ALWAYS making crumble, but that's because I think my sweet tooth has fallen out somehow in the past few years! Maybe I'm getting old, but I no longer crave the super sweet cakes, pies and candy that I used to love. Which is a good thing, because H also prefers healthy, fruit-based desserts.
In a nutshell, I ended up combining the Saskatoon preserves with chopped fresh kiwi, crushed pineapple and various frozen berries (blackberries, raspberries and blueberries). Crumble #1 was frozen berries mixed with the Saskatoons, #2 was Saskatoons with crushed pineapple, and #3 was Saskatoons with sliced kiwi. I added to all three a bit of lemon zest, two or three spoonfuls each of flour, a few drops of apple cider or blasamic vinegar, and maybe one-third cup each of lemon juice/lime juice as I seasoned and mixed to get the perfect point of tartness/sweetness.
On top of each mixture I added my old reliable crumble topping, mixed by hand until it resembled cornmeal:
2 cups quick cooking oats
4/5 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (arnd 1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into dice
I used a premade piecrust for one crumble and two different sizes of glass bakeware for the two others and baked around 30 minutes at 350 F. I loved how the Saskatoons, so sweet and mild, combined with the pineapple and kiwi to make fruity, juicy, slightly tart crumbles. Lovely fusion of Canadian and tropical flavours. Mmmmmm...
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