Found some granny smith apples lying in my basket of oranges. What I can do with 3 of them? I’ve just finished giving the oven a good scrub down (I can’t remember the last time I did it, oops) and really not in the mood to make anything complicated, or rather, anything that involves in heavy cleaning up. Hmm…I know… apple crumble! What better way to reward myself than with a warm, delicious dessert with my favorite crunchy granola topping?
Ingredients:
3 granny smith apples (if you are using red, you could omit the white sugar)
2 tbsp granulated white sugar
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp (14 g) unsalted butter
1 tbsp all-purpose flour / plain flour
zest of 1 orange
zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
Crumble topping:
1/4 cup ( 21 g) granola or rolled oats
1/3 cup (43 g) all-purpose flour / plain flour
Pinch of baking powder
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp granulated white sugar
1/4 cup (57 g) unsalted butter – cut into small pieces
2 tbsp raw sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Serves 3 – 4
Recipe source: Laura in the kitchen
Preheat your oven to 210C / 410F.
Ingredients line up
Slice the apples thinly. I like to cut them into smaller size to absorb the flavors.
Slice them thinly
In a large skillet or pan, add the butter and both kinds of sugar, cook over medium low heat until it starts to bubble.
Caramelizing
Add the apples, cinnamon, orange zest, lemon zest and juice, salt and cook the mixture for about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour into the apple mixture and remove from heat.
Smells absolutely amazing!
The flour will help to bind the juices onto the apples
Meanwhile make the topping.
Ingredients for topping, sorry I left out the butter in this pic!
In a large bowl, stir together both kinds of sugar, granola, flour, baking powder and vanilla extract. Add the butter and use your fingers to rub in the ingredients until its evenly distributed among the dry mixture.
Place the apple filling into small ramekins and cover with topping. Sprinkle raw sugar all over the top.
Feel free to use a bigger ramekin if you wish 🙂
Like this one…hee hee!
Cover the apples well and sprinkle raw sugar all over
Bake the crumble for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly on top.
Ta-da!
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