Nothing better than a delicious bowl of Low Syn Cinnamon Oat Rhubarb Crumble – sweet tangy stewed rhubarb topped with a yummy golden cinnamon oat topping.

I’ve got to admit Crumble of any kind is one of my all-time favourite desserts, it’s the kind of dessert that brings you back to your childhood.

I always loved the desserts at school – they were probably the best part of school dinners. Gypsy Tart, Jam and Coconut Sponge, Strawberry Yoghurt with Shortbread, Sponge with Strawberry Custard, Lemon Tart with custard etc. Just a few of those amazing combinations that were on offer. What was your favourite?

Traditionally in the UK Crumble usually consists of a topping made with flour, sugar and butter. Pure heaven!!! Over this side of the Atlantic, it tends to be a mix of the UK choice of topping with oats and cinnamon.

With Oats being healthy extra B, they, of course, were the perfect choice for a topping for this Low Syn Rhubarb Crumble, because when we make dessert on Slimming World we want it as low syn as possible right?

I’ve already had some amazing success with low syn granola. All of which have that yummy crunch and sweetness you would expect but for very minimal syns for a decent serving.

Some of the granola recipes so far have been:

• Banana Granola
• Apple Granola
• Chocolate Granola
• Pumpkin Granola
• Peanut Butter Granola

I figured a similar mix would work perfectly for the topping for this Rhubarb Crumble. I added a little maple syrup (or you can use honey), I don’t recommend substituting that part with sweetener as I tend to find you don’t get the same caramelization with sweetener, so instead, I do a half and half mix which works amazing. Another addition to the oat mix is an egg white. Egg white works really well on these Sweet Potato Chips to help them crisp, so figured why not on my oat topping for this Rhubarb Crumble too. Add a pinch of cinnamon for flavour and you are done.

First I bake the topping on its own to help it crisp up, as otherwise once you add it to the wet rhubarb topping it is likely to go soggy and one thing you must have with any crumble is a slightly crisp golden topping. Just nothing else will do.

I used a handy bag of frozen rhubarb I had in the freezer, but you can use fresh if you have some available where you are, or if you are lucky enough to grow it yourself in the garden.

These Rhubarb crumble would be perfect with additional fruit added in too like strawberries, apples or berries, just be sure to adjust the syn value if you do. As I use a Healthy Extra B serving of Rhubarb to keep the syns as low as possible. The benefit in that is that it leaves you plenty of syns to add some light cream or even custard if you want to or if you really like to save as many syns as possible serve with some syn free yoghurt or quark. For me, though it has to be the more indulgent topping if I am going to enjoy this, so I will always serve crumble with cream, custard or you could even choose your favourite flavour of low syn ice cream. Halo Top I hear you shout!!

TO MAKE THIS DELICIOUS LOW SYN RHUBARB CRUMBLE YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING KITCHEN ITEMS. 

• Kitchen Scales
• Measuring Spoons
• Wooden Spoon
• Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
• Chopping Board
• Baking Tray
• Oven Dish
• Saucepan 

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Low Syn Rhubarb Crumble | Slimming World

Prep 10 mins

Cook 35 mins

Total 45 mins

Author Slimming Eats

Yield 3 servings

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

• Extra Easy - HEb and 1.5 syns per serving
• Green/Vegetarian - HEb and 1.5 syns per serving
• Original/SP - HEb and 1.5 syns per serving
• WW Smart Points - 4 per serving
• Gluten Free - use gluten-free oats

Ingredients

• 600g of rhubarb, chopped (HEb)
• water
• 1/2 tsp of ground ginger
• orange zest
• 1/4 cup of sukrin:1 (or another sweetener of choice) (2 syns)
• 80g of oats (2 x HEb)
• 1 tsp of cinnamon
• 1 tbs of maple syrup (2 syns)
• 1 tbs of sukrin gold (or another sweetener of choice)
• 1 egg white
• cooking oil spray

Instructions

1. Add the rhubarb to a saucepan with the ginger, orange zest, 1/4 cup of sweetener and a little water. Simmer on medium until the rhubarb just starts to break down into a sauce, but still has some chunks. Set aside to cool slightly and then measure 1lb/455g of the stewed rhubarb and add to an ovenproof dish. Any remaining is great for spooning onto yoghurt or oatmeal.
2. Preheat oven to 180c/350f 
3. Add the oats, maple syrup, sukrin gold, egg white and cinnamon to bowl and mix to combine.
4. Spread out on a tray lined with parchment paper, spray over the top with cooking oil spray and bake for 10 mins.
5. Remove and then sprinkle over the top of the rhubarb. Give another little spray of cooking oil spray over the top and place back in the oven baking for approx 20-25 mins until the oatmeal topping is lovely and golden and crisp.
6. Serve with your choice sides. 

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 serving (1/3 of the crumble

Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value
Total Fat 1.9 g		3%
	Saturated Fat 0.4 g	2%
Sodium 27 mg		1%
Total Carbohydrates 31.5 g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 5.3 g	21%
	Sugars 6.6 g
Protein 5.9 g		12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.