Feijoa Crumble Slice

Autumn in New Zealand means feijoa season! This slice is perfect paired with a cup of tea or coffee on a cool autumn day. 

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Feijoas
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Feijoas
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Feijoa Crumble Slice
Ingredients
  • 200g butter
  • 1 cup caster sugar (3/4 cup for crumble and ¼ cup for feijoa mixture)
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 300g plain flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon juiced)
  • 70g desiccated coconut
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 500g feijoas, flesh only and roughly chopped.
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a slice tin with baking paper
  2. Cream butter and ¾ cup of the sugar together.
  3. Add in flour, baking powder, lemon juice, vanilla and coconut and mix until combined.
  4. Place ¾ of the mixture into the base of the slice tin, pressing down evenly. Set the rest of the mixture aside.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
  6. In a bowl mix together the feijoas, remaining sugar (1/4 cup) and cinnamon.
  7. Spread feijoas over the base and top with the remaining crumble mixture.
  8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
  9. Allow to cool and cut into slices.

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