Apple and Blackberry Crumble
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 50
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Easy Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: British, American
Ingredients
For the fruit:
500g apples (any variety will do - cooking apples will need more sugar)
About 1 tbsp caster sugar
Squeeze of lemon juice
250g blackberries, frozen work really well too
For the crumble:
180g plain flour
115g soft light brown sugar
115 g cold unsalted butter, diced
1 tbsp oats
To serve:
Cold double cream
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170C Fan.
For the fruit: peel, core and chop the apples into chunks and tip into a large pan. Add a couple of water and set over a medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until softened but not mushy. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice, to taste.
Spoon into a large oven-proof dish and sprinkle over the berries. Set aside.
Next, make the crumble: tip the flour into a large mixing bowl and add the soft light brown sugar, followed by the diced butter. Using your fingertips, rub together until you have a breadcrumb-like texture. Stir in the oats.
Tip the crumble mixture over the fruit then gently spread until the fruit is completely covered. Don’t press it down.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes - or until the crumble is golden and crisp and the fruit is bubbling underneath.
Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving hot with cold double cream. Enjoy!
Notes
Fruit: you can switch up the apples for pears and use all sorts of fresh or frozen berries.
Taste test: apples vary in sweetness so it is really important to taste the apple mixture to make sure you have the right balance of sugar and lemon.
Butter: make sure your butter is cold and diced into cubes so that it rubs into the flour without becoming greasy.
Serving suggestions: I love serving the hot crumble with fridge-cold double cream. The contrast is so good. You could also serve it with just-melting vanilla ice cream or hot custard. Thick yoghurt or crème fraîche works well for a tangier flavour.
Make it vegan: you can easily make a vegan Apple and Blackberry Crumble! Simply swap the butter for a plant-based alternative and serve with vegan cream.
Find it online: https://desertislanddishes.co/apple-and-blackberry-crumble/