Dessert
Fruit Crumble
DessertOrigin: United Kingdom
Soft baked fruit under a buttery flour crumble topping that turns golden and crisp in the oven.
Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total time
1 hr
Portions
6
Total weight
1178 g
Per portion
196.3 g
Ingredients
- Apple800 g
- Flour175 g
- Butter100 g
- Cane Sugar100 g
- Cinnamon3 g
Method
Prepare the fruit
- Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan).
- Peel, core and slice the apples.
- Toss with half the sugar and the cinnamon in a baking dish (about 1.5 litre capacity).
Make the crumble
- Rub cold cubed butter into the flour until the mix looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the remaining sugar.
Assemble and bake
- Scatter the crumble evenly over the fruit without packing it down.
- Bake 35–40 minutes until the topping is deep golden and the fruit juices bubble at the edges.
- Rest 5 minutes before serving.
Serving
Serve hot with custard, cream, or ice cream.
Storage
Refrigerate up to 3 days. Reheat at 170°C for 15–20 minutes until the topping re-crisps.