Apple Crumble

easy apple crumble recipe

Apple Crumble - Pure Comfort Food

Recipe Type: Dessert

Cuisine: British

Author: Caroline Artiss

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Total time: 1 hour

Serves: 6

Learn how to make a firm favourite dessert - Apple Crumble, who could resist this on a cold winters evening. This is real comfort food!

Ingredients

• Filling:

• 1.5 kg/ 5 or 6 large cooking apples peeled and chopped into cubes

• 100g golden caster sugar

• 1 cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 6-floz water

• Crumble Topping:

• 300g plain flour

• 200g unsalted butter cold cut into cubes

• 175g golden caster sugar (or can use brown sugar)

• ½ cup oats

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• 2 tbsp custard powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 c / gas 4

2. Put the apples into a saucepan with the sugar and water and heat gently

3. Simmer for 5 – 8 minutes, with the lid half on, until the apple is soft

4. Pour the apple mixture into a baking dish

5. The apple mixture should fill about half of the dish - If you put too much apple in it will ooze out when you cook it

6. Make the crumble topping

7. Add the flour to a large roomy bowl, and rub the butter in with your fingertips to make fine breadcrumbs

8. Then add the nutmeg, sugar, oats and custard powder and mix together

9. Sprinkle crumble topping over the cooked apples and make sure the whole dish is covered

10. Pop into the oven for 30 – 40 mins until the top is golden serve with a big dollop of custard

Notes

Apples contain pectin – a soluble fibre that helps cleanse the intestines. They help keep your cholesterol down and also to maintain blood sugar levels. Apples are easily digestible and contain lots of water to keep you well hydrated. Apples keep you energised, so one a day should give you an extra energy boost for all the loving your doing!