Apple, Plum And Almond Crumble

Apple, Plum And Almond Crumble
  • Author: tracinda

This delightful fruit crumble is a comforting and classic dessert that perfectly balances sweet and tart flavors. Soft cooked apples and plums are gently spiced and sweetened, then topped with a golden, crunchy crumble that’s loaded with oats and almonds. Each spoonful is a warm hug of fruity goodness, best enjoyed with a dollop of custard, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or a generous splash of cream.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • For the fruit:
  • 4 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced about 2cm thick
  • 8 large plums, de-stoned and sliced
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp each nutmeg and cinnamon, or 1tsp mixed spice
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • A glug of amaretto, to taste or 1 tsp almond extract
  • For the crumble topping:
  • 200g plain flour
  • 125g butter
  • 100g brown sugar
  • 75g oats
  • 25g flaked almonds

Instructions

  • Put the fruit in a large pan with the sugar, spices, lemon zest and amaretto, or 1 tbsp of water and almond extract if not using the liquer. Mix well, and cook on a med heat until the apples are just about cooked through, stirring occasionally, for about 20 mins.
  • Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 7.
  • For the crumble topping, mix together the sugar, flour and butter until combined. You may find it easiest to rub mixture together with clean hands. Stir in the oats.
  • Put the fruit in a suitably sized ovenproof pudding dish, casserole etc. Arrange the crumble over the fruit, and sprinkle the almonds over.
  • Cook in the oven for about 25 mins, or until browned to your liking. Serve warm, with custard, vanilla ice cream or cream.

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Yield

Serves 8