Apple Crumble

Name: Apple Crumble
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Caster sugar; Ground cinnamon; Vanilla pod; Apples; Dried cranberries; Lemon zest and juice; Plain flour; Demerara sugar; Butter; Nutty granola or muesli

Ingredients

6 tbsp caster sugar
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 vanilla pod, seeds only
6 apples, cored but not peeled, 3 of them grated, 3 cut into chunks
3 tbsp dried cranberries
Zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½

For the crumble topping

100g plain flour
2 tbsp demerara sugar
50g butter, chilled and cubed
Pinch of ground cinnamon
4 tbsp nutty granola or muesli

Cooking instructions

Serves 4

Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.
Heat a small hob-proof baking dish, add the caster sugar and heat for about 5 minutes until it caramelises. Add the cinnamon, vanilla seeds and grated apples and cook for 1–2 minutes. Stir in the apple chunks, then mix in the cranberries, lemon zest and juice. Remove from the heat and set aside.
To make the topping, place the flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the granola and mix until fully incorporated.
Scatter the crumble topping over the fruit and heat the dish again on the hob. Once the apple mixture is bubbling, transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 12–14 minutes until the topping is a deep golden colour. Remove and serve warm.

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