Description
A comforting and foolproof apple crumble featuring a high-fat crumble topping for extra crispness and mixed tart and sweet apples for balanced flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.2 kg (about 6 medium) mixed apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1–1.5 cm (1/2-inch) pieces
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 75 g (1/3 cup packed) light brown sugar
- 160 g (1 1/3 cups) all-purpose flour
- 80 g (3/4 cup) rolled oats
- 170 g (12 tbsp / 3/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (in filling) + 1/2 tsp (in topping)
- 20 g (2 tbsp) cornstarch
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 tbsp (15 ml) apple cider or dark rum
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Toss apples with granulated sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, rolled oats, ground cinnamon, and kosher salt in a bowl. Cut in cold diced butter with a pastry cutter until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Spread the apple mixture in a prepared baking dish. Crumble the topping evenly over the apples to cover them.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes until the topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Tent with foil if browning too quickly.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 15–20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or crème fraîche. Can be prepared in advance and refrigerated before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 38mg