Blueberry Apple Crumble Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Juicy blueberries and tart apples topped with nutty crunchy crumble will have you coming back for more. This Blueberry Apple Crumble is the perfect transitional dessert, whether you are going into Autumn or coming out of Winter, it's sure to be a family favourite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Crumble

Cuisine: British/American

Servings:

Calories: 365kcal

Author: Emma Duckworth

Equipment

baking dish

Ingredients

Blueberry Apple Filling

400 g blueberries fresh or frozen
300 g apples cored, peeled and sliced. About 4 apples
100 g light or dark brown sugar, packed firmly packed
2 tablespoon cornflour (corn starch)
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nut Crumble

190 g plain flour (all-purpose)
100 g light or dark brown sugar, packed
45 g rolled oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon fine salt
115 g unsalted butter cubed into small chunks
70 g hazelnuts and almonds chopped. Or other nuts

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Blueberry Apple Filling

Pre-heat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
Mix together the filling ingredients. Add all the filling ingredients into a large mixing bowl and toss them together until everything is mixed well. Pour into a large baking dish/pie pan (about 1.5 litre capacity).

Nut Crumble

Create the nut crumble. Add the flour, sugar, oats, cinnamon, salt, and butter into a mixing bowl and toss the butter into the ingredients. Next, use your fingers to rub the butter into the mixture until it feels like breadcrumbs in varying sizes. When you can squeeze the crumble mix and it clumps, it's ready. Add the nuts and mix them through.

Assemble

Add the crumble to the filling. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the fruit filling in your baking dish. Squeeze some of it together to create hazelnut size clumps all over as this creates awesome texture. And don't press it down - this will make it dense and stodgy.
Bake: Bake the crumble for 40-50 minutes until the filling is bubbling big slow bubbles around the edge of the baking dish and the crumble has turned a beautiful golden colour. Remove from the oven and set to one side for 15 minutes before serving and the juicy filling is molten hot when freshly baked.
Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of warm custard or cold cream.

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

To store: Cool the apple and berry crumble to room temperature. Cover the dish well with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

To freeze: Fruit crumbles can be frozen baked or unbaked. If baked, cool to room temperature. Wrap baked or unbaked crumbles well in plastic wrap until airtight. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Bake from frozen in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes until bubbling and the crumble is golden.

To reheat: If reheating the whole dish, reheat in a 180C/350F oven for 15 minutes or so or until heated through and the crumble has crisped up. To reheat individual portions, spoon into a bowl and microwave until warm.

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