Blueberry crumble for one made in the microwave using gluten free flour. Suitable for Low FODMAP and gluten free diet.
Sometimes it’s nice just to have a pudding for one. I work from home most days and often feel absolutely starving by lunch time. This usually means that I have my ‘dinner’ at lunch time and by the time my other half comes home from work I’m already eating my pudding!
The other reason, why this blueberry crumble is made for one person is because I make it gluten free. If you don’t have a gluten free flour or you can have gluten, please just carry on reading, because you can easily swap the gluten-free flour for normal plain (all-purpose flour) without any problem.
And the reason why this is a microwave version is because it’s quick to do for one person and also when I was writing my recipe for Blueberry & Rhubarb Crisp a lot of people were asking me whether you can make in the microwave. Well, the good news is that, whilst I wouldn’t make the large crisp (or crumble) in the microwave because the topping get’s way too soggy, on the small scale it doesn’t seem to matter that much (or maybe I’m too hungry to care!)
I’ve used cinnamon in this recipe, but my apple pie mix spice works also well with this recipe.
This Blueberry Crumble is perfect as it is or it’s even better with a Vanilla Ice Cream. As you can see from my photos life of a food blogger is a very hungry one and sometimes, it’s impossible to wait eating the food until after the photos are taken. I’m getting rather dab handed at eating with one hand and taking photos with the other!
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Microwave Blueberry Crumble for One
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon apple pie spice, mixed spice or similar
Topping
- 2 tablespoons gluten-free flour or normal plain (all purpose) flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons oats Scottish or rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- tiny pinch salt
Instructions
- Mix the blueberries with the sugar, spice and lemon juice.
- Put in a microwavable bowl or a large mug and microwave on full power for 2-3 minutes. Stir after each minute. You should end up with a slightly runny blueberry jam.
- The blueberries don't need to be completely cooked through as they will carry on cooking with the crumble on the top.
- Whilst the blueberries are cooking, mix the dry ingredients for the topping in a bowl.
- Melt the butter (but don't make it too hot) and add to the dry ingredients to form a crumble mixture.
- When your blueberries are nearly done, top the bowl with the crumble topping and put back to the microwave for further 3-4 minutes.
- Check that the flour in the crumble mixture feels baked/cooked – if not add another 30 sec or so.
- Serve hot as it is or with a vanilla ice cream
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Thank you for sharing this recipe – I love blueberries and this is a great way to make a crumble. I’m a student and this crumble is so much better than eating shop bought puddings.
Love this blueberry crumble – so easy to make and taste delicious too!