Description
Comforting Apple Crumble delivers classic British dessert magic with cinnamon-kissed apples nestled under a buttery, golden oat topping. Warm servings invite sweet memories and delightful moments you’ll savor with each spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 1 kilogram Bramley apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 300 grams blackberries
Dry Ingredients:
- 250 grams plain flour
- 250 grams Demerara sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 75 grams caster sugar
Wet Ingredients and Others:
- 250 grams butter, diced and chilled
- 8 egg yolks
- 300 milliliters milk
- 300 milliliters double cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, ensuring the rack is positioned in the center for even heat distribution.
- Create the crumble topping by gently rubbing cold butter into flour using fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Fold in sugar until evenly combined.
- Arrange sliced apples and blackberries in a baking dish, generously sprinkling additional sugar over the fruit to enhance natural sweetness.
- Evenly distribute the crumble mixture across the fruit, covering the entire surface with a light, textured layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the topping turns golden brown and the fruit bubbles around the edges.
- For the custard, combine milk, double cream, vanilla bean, and seeds in a saucepan over medium heat, bringing to a gentle simmer.
- Whisk egg yolks with sugar in a separate bowl until pale and smooth.
- Gradually pour the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, stirring constantly to prevent curdling.
- Return the combined mixture to the saucepan, whisking continuously over low heat until the custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
- Remove from heat and serve the warm crumble immediately, accompanied by the freshly prepared vanilla custard.
Notes
- Ensure butter is cold and firm when mixing with flour for the perfect crumbly texture.
- Use a variety of apple types like Granny Smith and Honeycrisp for balanced sweetness and tartness.
- Experiment with alternative flour options like gluten-free flour blends for dietary restrictions.
- Adjust sugar quantity based on the natural sweetness of the fruits to control overall dessert sweetness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 542
- Sugar: 44 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 210 mg