Apple & Blackberry Crumble
A British dessert. Ready in about 54 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 29 minPrep (about)
- 25 minCook (about)
- 54 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 4 oz all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 2 oz superfine sugar Shopping tip: Superfine sugar (UK: caster). Regular sugar works.
- 2 oz butter
- 11 oz braeburn apples
- 1 oz butter
- 1 oz turbinado sugar Shopping tip: Turbinado sugar (Sugar in the Raw).
- 4 oz blackberrie
- to serve ice cream
Spices & seasonings (1): cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 375°F (350°F for a fan oven).
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Tip the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
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Add the butter.
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Rub in your flour using fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture.
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Don't overwork it or your crumble will become heavy.
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Sprinkle the mixture over a sheet pan.
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Bake for 15 mins until lightly coloured.
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While that cooks, for the compote, peel, core.
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Cut the apples into ¾ inch dice.
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Put your butter and sugar in a medium pot and melt together over a medium heat.
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Heat for 3 mins till the mixture turns to a light caramel.
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Stir in the apples.
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Cook for 3 mins.
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Add the blackberries and cinnamon.
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Cook for 3 mins more.
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Cover.
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Take it off the heat.
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Leave.
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Keep going for 2-3 mins.
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Do it to continue cooking in your warmth of the pan, to serve.
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Spoon the warm fruit in an ovenproof gratin dish.
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Top with the crumble mix.
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Reheat in oven for 5-10 mins.
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Serve with vanilla ice cream.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.