Blackberry and Apple Crumble

Healthiness : (147 votes)

Difficulty:  
Comments: Preparing the apples means using a sharpish knife - take great care or get an adult to help.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes plus 5 for partly cooking apples to start with
Number of servings: 4/5
Serving suggestions: Served hot with custard, or cream or icecream
This is a vegetarian recipe


This always tastes much better if you have picked the blackberries yourself!

Crumble mixture can be made in advance and put in the fridge overnight, or in a bag in the freezer for a few days. (Don’t forget to take it out at least an hour before you will need it.) You need clean hands to make a crumble!

This recipe is just as yummy with apple and any soft fruit – or even a mix of fruits. The exact quantities of fruit do not really matter.

• 1.5 kg (3lb 8oz) apples
• 0.5 kg (1lb 2oz) blackberries
• 50g (2oz) sugar
• A little water

For the crumble:

• 180g (7oz) plain flour (a mixture of brown and white is tasty)
• 100g (4oz) hard butter or hard margarine (straight from the fridge so its cold)
• 100g (4oz) sugar (again brown is tastier)
• 2.5ml (½ teaspoon) ground ginger (this can be left out if you wish)
• A little more sugar for the top

For a lighter crumble topping why not try replacing half the flour with rolled oats

• Weighing Scales
• Peeler
• Corer
• Knife
• Chopping Board
• Saucepan
• Wooden Spoon
• Dish

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

Preparing the fruit:

1. Peel, core and chop the apples
2. Put into a saucepan with a little water and cook for 4-5 mins, stirring occasionally
3. Add the blackberries and the sugar
4. Take off the heat and pour into an ovenproof dish  

To make the crumble:

1. Put the flour and butter into a bowl and use a knife to cut the butter into small pieces, mixing with the flour
2. When the pieces are quite small, use your finger tips to rub the butter into the flour – moving your fingers around the bowl from place to place. You want to make a mixture with a texture like breadcrumbs – it only takes a few minutes
3. Add the sugar and ginger and stir till mixed
4. Spread over the fruit in the dish and smooth down
5. Sprinkle a little sugar over the top
6. Bake in a moderate oven 190°C/375°f/Gas Mark 5 for 30 mins – until the top is turning brown

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Name: Rolo34	18th January 2019
Good recipe! Turned out lovely.

Name: Matt	25th July 2015
Its very nice crumble!

Name: Jake And Joe	22nd July 2014
Me and my 4year old have just made it we hade lots of fun. A good one for dad's and son's to do together

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