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Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Apple and Blackberry crumble is a definitive autumn dessert.

It's delicious, simple and quick to make.

In this version, you save even more time by not peeling the apples or pre-cooking the fruit.

Ingredients

Serves 8

Filling
2lb dessert apples
500g+ fresh blackberries
100g (ish) of sugar

Crumble
200g plain flour
100g butter (straight from the fridge)
Extra 100g sugar

Method

Make the crumble topping:

If you have a food processor, put the flour and butter into the bowl and use the chopping blade to make the "breadcrumbs" - takes about 30 seconds

OR
If you're doing it by hand, chop the butter into small cubes and add to the flour. Using your finger tips, rub the butter and flour until they resemble bread crumbs. Mix in the sugar.

Wash the apples, cut them in half and remove the core. Then slice them and arrange them in the base of the crumble dish.
Wash the blackberries thoroughly. Drain them well and then add to the crumble dish, on top of the apples.
Sprinkle the sugar over the blackberries. There is no need to mix.
Top with the crumble mixture, making sure the edges are sealed, so juice doesn't creep up during cooking and burn.
Cook at 180 deg C for about 45 minutes, until the crumble is lightly browned.

Serve with fresh, natural yoghurt, cream, ice cream or custard.

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

About 1 hour.

Notes & Variations

If serving to fussy eaters (e.g. kids!), you might want to peel the apples and pre-cook the fruit.

Put the apples and blackberries into a saucepan with the sugar. Cover. Cook over a gentle heat for 20 minutes, until the apples are soft. Mash to break up the blackberries.

For those who don't like blackberry pips, push the fruit puree through a sieve before putting in the crumble dish.

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Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
9/10	Delicious. Top with demarara sugar before baking for a crunchier top.
10/10	Mouth watering and yet so simple
10/10	great
10/10	Picked and baked today - amazingly simple but fantastically effective
10/10	Cooked it today, scrumptious, never thought of using dessert apples before, far less sugar required!
1/10	it tasted terrible but that could of been to do with the blackberries they were sooooooooooo sour!!! REPLY: DID YOU USE DESSERT OR COOKING APPLES? DID YOU ADD THE EXTRA SUGAR FOR THE BLACKBERRIES?
10/10	Just lovely - used blackberries from near my house and some apples from my trees, so altogether for a few pence we've had a delicious desert and some stored away for another day. God bless this earth!
10/10	great
10/10	a very gd thing it is gd
10/10	A delicious recipe that earns gasps of delight from all who eat eat it.

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