Name: Crunchy Fruit Crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 8-10 apples (regular apples, cooking apples or pears are great too); Add other fruit also if you wish; 2-3 tbsp Sugar (usually only needed if using cooking apples on their own - pears are usually very sweet); 60g Brown Sugar; 65g Wholemeal Flour; 160g Oats; 10g Sesame Seeds; 20g Sunflower Seeds; 35g Pumpkin Seeds; 30g Chopped Walnuts; 125g Butter

Crunchy Fruit Crumble

19 December 2020

With nuts and seeds in the topping and less sugar, this crunchy crumble is absolutely yum!

Crunchy Fruit Crumble

Recipe by missioncontrolCourse: DessertCuisine: IrishDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

hour

minutes

The recipes uses Apples but Pears and Raspberries are another great combo here.

Ingredients

For the Filling
8-10 apples (regular apples, cooking apples or pears are great too)
Add other fruit also if you wish
2-3 tbsp Sugar (usually only needed if using cooking apples on their own – pears are usually very sweet)
For the Crunchy Topping
60g Brown Sugar
65g Wholemeal Flour
160g Oats
10g Sesame Seeds
20g Sunflower Seeds
35g Pumpkin Seeds
30g Chopped Walnuts
125g Butter

Directions

Peel and slice the apples (and other fruit if using) and put in a saucepan with a very small amount of water.
Cook until the fruit is soft, stirring regularly and adding very small amounts of water if needed to stop the fruit sticking or burning.
Add other fruit like raspberries if you wish, when the fruit is almost ready.
Sprinkle with sugar – adjust according to the sweetness of the fruit. The less sugar the better. You may not need any!
Put the fruit in a casserole dish.
Add sugar, flour and other remaining ingredients except the butter to a mixing bowl and mix it together with your fingers until everything is well mixed.
Chop the butter into small pieces, add to the crumble mixture and use your fingers to work it all together.
The crumble mix will go quite “sticky” when it is mixed properly. Spread this over the top of the fruit.
Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes at 190C and then reduce to 170C for a further 30 minutes. Remove from the oven after the first 5 minutes of baking and smooth the crumble with a fork. This will give the butter a chance to soften and will allow you to spread the mixture a little better.
Once the baking is complete, brown under the grill for a minute or two for extra crunch if you prefer.
Serve on its own, or with custard or cream. Delicious hot or cold!