Our Gareths Cherry And Coconut Crumble Food

OUR GARETH'S CHERRY AND COCONUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350°F.
• Pit the cherries if they're not already and put in a pan along with the syrup they came in, the sugar and lemon rind and bring to the boil.
• Mix the cornflour with the water in a small cup and add to the cherries once boiling. Stir constantly until the mixture thickens (1 minute or so).
• Take of the heat and add the butter. set aside.
• To make the topping sieve the flour into a bowl, cut the butter into small cubes and rub into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs (you could use a food processor).
• Now add the sugar and coconut and mix well.
• To assemble to crumble, pour the cherry mixture into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle the coconut mixture on top.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown and serve with lashings of custard or cream.

CHERRY AND COCONUT GRANOLA WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, coconut, sesame seeds, and cherries.
• In a separate bowl, stir together coconut oil, honey, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt. Pour wet mixture over dry mixture and stir well to combine. Spread over a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake granola until golden brown along edges, 20 to 25 minutes, tossing gently from time to time.
• Serve granola with yogurt and fruit, if desired.

CHERRY PIE WITH COCONUT CRUMB TOPPING

Steps:

• Make topping
• Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Cover and refrigerate.
• Make pie
• Roll out pastry between sheets of lightly floured waxed paper to 12-inch round, turning over occasionally and lifting and smoothing paper. Peel off top sheet of paper. Using bottom paper as aid, lift pastry and invert into 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Peel off paper. Press pastry gently into dish. Fold overhang under; crimp to form high-standing decorative edge. Chill 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix remaining ingredients in large bowl. Let stand until cherries release juices, about 10 minutes. Transfer cherry mixture to crust.
• Bake pie 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Transfer pie to baking sheet. Sprinkle topping over pie. Bake until cherries are tender and juices bubble thickly, covering pie loosely with foil if topping browns too quickly, about 50 minutes. Transfer to rack. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.