Pear And Raspberry Crumble - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter, plus additional 7 tbsp, chilled, chopped
4 None just ripe large pears, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 None whole star anise
10 oz frozen raspberries
3/4 cup ground almonds
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus additional to serve

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
Melt 3 tbsp butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Add pears; cook and stir for 2 mins or until slightly softened. Add granulated sugar and star anise; cook and stir for 1 min or until sugar dissolves. Stir in raspberries until combined. Spoon into prepared dish.
Process ground almonds, brown sugar and flour in a food processor until combined. Add 7 tbsp cold butter; pulse until crumbly. Sprinkle crumble topping over pear mixture.
Bake for 15 mins or until bubbly and golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Whip cream and cinnamon with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Serve crumble with whipped cream and sprinkle with additional cinnamon.