Apple Blackberry Crumble: Easy, Simple And Healthy
This Apple Blackberry Crumble blends tart Granny Smith apples with juicy blackberries under a crunchy wholemeal flour and oat topping. The butter is rubbed into the flour, then mixed with oats and brown sugar, creating a slightly sticky texture that crisps when baked. The fruit layer is sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon, enhancing the natural flavors. Baked until golden, this crumble has a rustic texture that complements the soft, baked fruit. It's a comforting dessert suitable for showcasing seasonal apples with fresh berries.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds apple approximately 6 apples, Granny Smith variety
- 5.29 ounces blackberries
- 6.17 ounces butter salted
- 1 ½ cups wholemeal flour
- ¾ cup oatmeal aka porridge oats
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar approximately 50gr/ 1.76oz, soft, light
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to gas 5/ 190°C/ 375°F.
- In a mixing bowl, place the wholemeal flour and stir in the cinnamon powder.
- Rub the flour mixture with butter until they resemble breadcrumbs.
- Add the oats and 2 tablespoons of soft brown sugar to the flour mixture as you keep rubbing. The mixture will start to feel a bit wet and sticky. Set aside.
- Peel, core and chop the apples. Place them in an ovenproof dish approximately 2 litres/ 70.39 fl. oz/ 8 cups). Spread the apples in one layer evenly.
- Scatter the blackberries on top of the apples and sprinkle 2 tablespoons of soft light brown sugar over the fruits.
- Put the flour mixture on top of the fruits, and make sure it covers the fruits. Gently press the topping with the back of a spoon.
- Bake the apple and blackberry crumble for 40 minutes, or until the topping looks brown and crunchy.
Notes
- Any apple variety can be used depending on preference; Bramley cooking apples are a good substitute.
- If light soft brown sugar is unavailable, use demerara sugar as a suitable alternative.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 147mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.