Apple crumble from start to finish in under 60 mins.

What I love about this easy apple crumble recipe is that with just a few ingredients you probably already have at home you can have a fabulous dessert in less than an hour.

This recipe comes from a book, Just Desserts by Charlotte Ree.

Ingredients.

1 kg Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Ice cream, custard or thickened cream, to serve

Topping:

250 g unsalted butter 225 g plain flour

175 g caster sugar

pinch of ground nutmeg 100 g rolled oats

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Combine the apple slices, lemon juice and cinnamon in a large bowl. Transfer to a 1.5 litre baking dish.

To make the topping, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Place the flour, sugar, nutmeg and oats in a bowl. Pour the butter into the bowl and mix until combined.

Using your hands or a spoon, sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the filling until your apples are covered. Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the crumble is golden.

You can serve the crumble with ice cream, custard or cream.

The author says “My go-to is vanilla bean whipped cream. For this I simply use 500 ml of thickened cream and 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste. I whisk them in my stand mixer until soft peaks form and voilà!

The crumble is best eaten hot straight from the oven, but leftovers can be covered and stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.

TIP: You can split the ingredients and make two smaller crumbles if you like. I also like to make different combinations of fruit crumble, such as apple and pear, or strawberry and rhubarb.”

This recipe is an excerpt from “Just Desserts” by Charlotte Ree. You can buy it right here