Apple Crumble
with cinnamon and oats
You'll need: Oven · Baking Dish
The lazy version of apple pie: no pastry, no rolling out, just apples and crumble. Warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream – and suddenly autumn is actually quite alright.
Ingredients for 4 servings
- For the apples
- 4Apples, tart, e.g. Boskoop
- ½Lemon
- 2 tbspSugar
- 1 tspCinnamon, ground
- For the crumble
- 80 gPlain flour (type 405)
- 60 gRolled oats, jumbo
- 60 gSugar
- 80 gButter, cold
- 40 gWalnut halves, roughly chopped
- 1 pinchSalt
Contains: Gluten, Milk, Tree nuts
Method
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180 °C (fan). Peel and core the apples and cut them into 1.5 cm cubes. Toss with the lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon and tip into a baking dish (approx. 20 × 25 cm).
Step 2: Mix the flour, oats, sugar, walnuts and salt. Add the cold butter in cubes and rub it in with your fingertips to form a coarse crumble.
Step 3: Scatter the crumble evenly over the apples.
Step 4: Bake for 30 minutes, until the crumble is golden brown and the apple juices are bubbling at the edges.
Timer: 30 min
Step 5: Leave to cool for 5 minutes and serve warm – ideally with vanilla ice cream or custard.
Timer: 5 min
Tips
- Tart varieties such as Boskoop or Elstar turn soft without collapsing into purée.
- Make sure the butter is really cold – that's what makes the crumble lovely and crisp.
Swaps
- Use berries in summer and plums in late summer.
- No nuts: simply use 40 g more oats.
Storage
Keeps for 2 days in the fridge – before serving, warm it up at 160 °C for 10 minutes and the crumble will be crisp again.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 514 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 63 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
Approximate values per serving. Calculated with BLS 4.0.
Image credits
Image credits:
- Cover image: Jonathan Harker · CC BY 4.0
