Strawberry Apple Crumble
A heart friendly dessert with complex carbs, delicious fruit and low calories. Use fruit of the season, stone and pip fruit work great here, throw in a handful of chopped nuts then throw in some tart dried berries, add some fresh herbs! Enjoy
Ingredients
- 6 firm apples diced {tart,crisp ones}
- 150 gm strawberries chopped {fresh or frozen}
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup raisins
- Fresh thyme
Topping
- 2 heaped tbsp plain flour
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter; chilled
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Toss the diced apples with the lime juice as soon as you chop them.
- Mix in the strawberries, sugar, raisins and walnuts.
- Put into 6-8 individual ramekins or a shallow pie dish (9” or 23cm or 1L), and press lightly into place.
To prepare crumble topping:
- Mix plain flour and sugar with a spoon in a dry bowl.
- Put in cold butter cut into pieces and work with finger tips to make a breadcrumbs like texture. Now toss in the oats lightly with a spoon.
Assemble:
- Preheat the oven to 180C for 10 minutes. {You can do this just as you begin chopping the fruit}.
- Put this crumble over the fruit mixture, pressing down gently to cover the top & seal the fruit in.
- Bake till top light brown and stewed fruit juice begins to appear on edges {about 30 minutes
Notes
Use seasonal fruit. Crumbles and crisps are good destinations for overripe fruit too.