Fruit crumble is truly an Autumn/Winter favourite of ours. I'd usually make an apple crumble, but today we had some other fruits that needed to be used and this was the perfect opportunity to throw them into the mix!
For this recipe you'll need the following:
Filling -
- Fruit - I used 3 apples, 2 pears and a handful of Sainsbury's frozen berries
- 3 tbsp of sugar
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 100g unsalted butter cold and cubed
- 200g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 6 tbsp sugar (4x white sugar, 2x brown sugar)
Method:
- Place all topping ingredients into a bowl and scrunch the mixture together using your fingers until it reaches a lumpy breadcrumb texture; you could also avoid this messy step and place into a food processor and pulse until you reach the same point. Crumble mixture finished... in the style of Chandler from Friends "could that be any easier?"
- Peel and chop the fruit into large bite size chunks, dust with the flour and sugar, then gently mix to coat all the fruit
- Finally, shake your topping over the fruit and you're ready to cook!
- Place in a hot oven (approx 180°C) and bake for 40 mins until the topping is lightly golden and mixture is bubbling
Once cooked I'd suggest to leave it to cool for a few minutes before spooning out and drizzling with either a classic custard or double cream. Admittedly not to healthiest of desserts (packed with butter and sugar) but in moderation a delightful treat on a cold night
Happy cooking! Be sure to let me know in the comments if you've used this recipe and whether you enjoyed the results x
