Apple and Plum Crumble
A fruit crumble is a well loved, typical English dessert, especially in the north of England where I live. The great thing about this recipe is you can experiment with pretty much any fruit you like for the base. I choose apple and plum because they pair well together and I happened to have some apples and plums that were about to become overripe. As the fruit gets stewed, it's a great way of using up fruit to save it from being thrown away!
This dessert is great on its own or served with ice cream or cream. However the very typical English thing to serve this with would be piping hot instant custard!
Fresh apples and plums are sliced thinly and sprinkled with sugar.
The fruit is then stewed gently in the microwave doing most of the cooking for you before the dish goes into the oven so you don't end up with a burnt topping and an undercooked base.
Then it's time to get a little messy! The butter is rubbed into the flour and sugar until it turns into a breadcrumb-like texture. This can take a lot of patience, but if you have any little ones at home, they can be a great help here as they love getting their hands dirty!
The crumbly topping is sprinkled on top of the fruit and baked until golden and crunchy.
Apple and Plum Crumble
Recipe details
- 6 Servings
- Prep time: 25 Minutes Cook time: 40 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 5 min
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