🍏 Apple Crumble Recipe

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).

Step 2

Peel and chop the cooking and eating apples roughly, no larger than 2cm (or just under 1 inch) chunks and place in a saucepan.

Step 3

Squeeze, or pour, over the lemon juice. PRO TIP: This is to help stop the apples from browning.

Step 4

Add the caster sugar and the cinnamon to the apples and give everything a stir.

Step 5

Place the pan on the hob (stove top) over a medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes stirring a couple of times, until the apples start to break down.

Step 6

Whilst the apples are cooking, make the crumble topping. Add the flour, oats, sugars and salt to a bowl and mix everything together until combined.

Step 7

Add the cold butter and rub the mixture with your fingers until the butter starts to look like breadcrumbs and is starting to form clumps. .

Step 8

By now the apples should be starting to break down. Carefully pour the apple filling mixture into a baking dish.

Step 9

Add the crumble topping to the baking dish and spread on fairly evenly.

Step 10

Place in the preheated oven and cook for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbling.

Step 11

Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before serving with your favourite ice cream or homemade custard.