Easy apple crumble
This is the easiest apple crumble recipe and an all-time favourite quick and easy dessert. See the recipe tips for little tweaks you can make to get this absolutely perfect.
Ingredients
For the crumble
- 300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved
- pinch of salt
- 175g/6oz brown sugar
- 200g/7oz unsalted butter at room temperature, cubed, plus a little for greasing
For the filling
- 450g/1lb apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in pieces (see recipe tip)
- 50g/2oz brown sugar
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
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Place the flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs and all the butter is incorporated.
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Place the fruit in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well, being careful not to break up the fruit.
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Butter a 24cm/9in ovenproof dish. Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
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Bake for 40–45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling.
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Serve with thick cream or custard.
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