A Cup of Crumble
Easy
This is a fantastic dessert! It looks very sophisticated yet quirky and tastes absolutely divine. It makes a great dinner-party dessert and you can have the whole dessert assembled in advance and then just bake it when it is required. Bear in mind that you can alter this recipe to use up other bits and pieces you have lying around. Courtesy of top celebrity TV chef Edward Hayden.
PREP IN
15 MIN
COOK IN
33 MIN
SERVE
6
A Cup of Crumble
Easy
PREP IN
15 MIN
COOK IN
33 MIN
SERVE
6
Introduction
This is a fantastic dessert! It looks very sophisticated yet quirky and tastes absolutely divine. It makes a great dinner-party dessert and you can have the whole dessert assembled in advance and then just bake it when it is required. Bear in mind that you can alter this recipe to use up other bi
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Ingredients
- 3 large cooking apples, peeled and diced
- 4oz/110g caster sugar
- 2 tablespoon water
- 5oz/150g fresh/frozen mixed berries
- 7oz/200g plain flour
- 3oz/75g brown sugar
- 4oz/110g butter
- 2oz/50g flaked almonds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
FRUIT COMPOTE:
CRUMBLE:
Method
- 1. Place the apples, sugar and water in a medium sized saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Add in the frozen berries and stir gently to incorporate them with the apples. Simmer on a low heat for 5-6 minutes until the fruit just starts to soften. Taste the fruit and add a little more sugar if you feel it is required. I normally like to leave it a little tart as the crumble topping is quite sweet.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
- 3. Meanwhile prepare the crumble topping by sieving the flour into a large bowl. Add in the brown sugar and the butter and rub the butter into the flour and sugar mixture with your fingertips until a fine consistency has been achieved. Mix in the cinnamon and the flaked almonds at this stage and stir well.
- 4. Divide the fruit compote mixture between six oven-proof tea cups or small ramekins, filling them between half and two thirds of the way up and topping with some of the crumble topping. (You may have some crumble topping left over which you can freeze for another time)
- 5. Place the cups onto a flat baking tray and put into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes until the crumble topping is golden brown.
- 6. Place on a saucer and serve immediately with a little freshly-whipped cream.
