Apple and Blackberry Crumble
Looking for the perfect cosy pudding? This easy Apple and Blackberry Crumble is the recipe for you. Imagine soft, fruity apples and blackberries with a sweet, crunchy crumble topping. Yum!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For the fruit:
- 500 g apples any variety will do - cooking apples will need more sugar
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 250 g blackberries frozen work really well too
For the crumble:
- 180 g plain flour
- 115 g 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.