Apple & blackberry crumble

Apple & blackberry crumble

Raymond Blanc pre-cooks the crumble topping to avoid gluey, uncooked crumble and retain the texture of the fruit

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip the flour and sugar into a large bowl. Add the butter, then rub into the flour using your fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture. Do not overwork it or the crumble will become heavy. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over a baking sheet and bake for 15 mins or until lightly coloured.
  2. Meanwhile, for the compote, peel, core and cut the apples into 2cm dice. Put the butter and sugar in a medium saucepan and melt together over a medium heat. Cook for 3 mins until the mixture turns to a light caramel. Stir in the apples and cook for 3 mins. Add the blackberries and cinnamon, and cook for 3 mins more. Cover, remove from the heat, then leave for 2-3 mins to continue cooking in the warmth of the pan.
  3. To serve, spoon the warm fruit into an ovenproof gratin dish, top with the crumble mix, then reheat in the oven for 5-10 mins. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Per serving

395 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 56g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 3g, sugar 33g, salt 0.02 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010.

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  • 03 August 2011

    hoopoe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, but watch the timing on the crumble topping: mine burnt in 15 minutes, in an oven which is usually slow.

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  • 06 August 2011

    masquerade2010 commented on this recipe

    superb, like autumn in a bowl

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  • 28 August 2011

    AndyA rated this recipe

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    11 September 2011

    Zen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely crumble, really easy to make and went down a treat with the whole family. I have never made a crumble before but will certainly be making this again. Used up apples from the garden and picked the blackberries this afternoon so a cheap but delicious dessert!

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  • 20 September 2011

    voteforpedro rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So easy and delicious...made it two nights in a row!!!

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  • 26 September 2011

    steph rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe, have made twice now. Used a handful of oats in the crumble topping and stewed the apple for far longer than recommended the second time I made it. Not too sweet, a great autumn pud!!

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  • 03 October 2011

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really very good. I will use this method for all my crumbles in the future. I doubled up as had more people to feed and did cook the filling a little bit longer than the recipe states but it doesn't need too much more as I think it would spoil the juicy texture of the apples. Definitely a keeper!

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  • 05 October 2011

    medina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fab recipe which I've made time and time again. Usually make the night before its needed and just sprinkle on the pre-cooked crumble before popping in oven. Also sprinkle some flaked almonds on top which gives a nice crunchy texture. What I like about this recipe is that there's no need to do a special shop as its all store cupboard ingredients ( I always have frozen raspberries/blackberries in freezer as they are invaluable when stuck for dessert recipe).Served with vanilla ice-cream, its amazing!!! Gets full marks every time!!!

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  • 17 October 2011

    dixon commented on this recipe

    i have plenty of apples in the garden ,went out with my little dog picking blackberries,made the crumble, served it with ice cream,it doesn't get any better, will make it again next week

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  • 20 October 2011

    Cookfromdelhi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and so easy! Next time I will try adding some pears as well.

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  • 12 December 2011

    LOUISE commented on this recipe

    I like the sound of this because I can make the 2 mixes seperately the night before and then combine them the next day to heat through for a sunday lunch dessert. Brilliant!!!

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  • 26 January 2012

    winnann rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Mmm! Lovely crispy crumble and soft sweet fruit. No more soggy crumbles here. 10 minutes cooking enough even for our ancient oven. Made extra for the freezer.

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  • 11 February 2012

    Marina Calland rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Superb! Baking the topping separately really works. Won't make it any other way now.

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  • 12 February 2012

    Joss rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was lovely! Made this for my bf and housemate and they gobbled it up. I took the advice of others and left the apples to sofen for a little longer than suggested which worked well. I made twice the amount of crumble as it's my fav bit and this covered the mixture well. Served with custard and ice cream - yum!

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  • 02 April 2012

    ebbybow commented on this recipe

    The crumble needs a little less sugar and butter say 52g to 120g of flour and add the sugar after the rubbing-in of the butter with the flour.

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  • 22 April 2012

    Basil rated and commented on this recipe

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    A great recipe! Will never make crumble any other way now! My only negative would be that it's not enough for 4 people!! Unless they have appetites of sparrows that is!!! But a great dessert - just double the ingredients!!

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  • 01 May 2012

    Boucles D'Or rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used this recipe to do a rhubarb crumble and it was the best one I've ever made! :o) Normally find it goes stodgy because of the liquid in the rhubarb and I guess I must over work the crumble too? But doing it separately was brilliant! Will always do this in future!

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  • 19 May 2012

    delilahtwinkle commented on this recipe

    Ab Fab, I too cooked my fruits for longer. Best crumble I have ever made. Yum yum.

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  • 11 July 2012

    lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasty and nice but thought it was fussy doing the crumble separately and

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  • 11 July 2012

    lizleicester commented on this recipe

    Tasty and nice but thought it wasn't worth doing the crumble separately and would leave out most of the butter in the fruit compote because it was odd having "fattiness" in the fruit.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUMBLE TOPPING

  • 120g plain flour
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 60g unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into pieces

FOR THE FRUIT COMPOTE

  • 300g Braeburn apples
  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 30g demerara sugar
  • 115g blackberries
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • vanilla ice cream, to serve
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Per serving

395 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 56g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 12g, fibre 3g, sugar 33g, salt 0.02 g

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