Apple Crumble For Two Recipe

Autumn is the season of puddings, and I’ll be honest, I love anything that’s hot and slathered in custard. This apple crumble for two is delicious and warming for when the nights are getting colder and dark and we need something homemade and comforting.

Apple Crumble For Two

Apple crumble is a classic. Simple and easy to make, yet very satisfying too. While I’m sure there are a great many recipes out there, there are a few things I like to do differently.

Firstly I always part-cook my apples. I like a chunky apple crumble and I find if I don’t cook the apples a little bit first, they don’t always cook through. Dicing the apples smaller I find can sometimes end with them becoming too mushy, and it feels as though I’m eating apple sauce with a crunchy top.

I also like to add a tablespoon full of oats to my Apple Crumble recipe. I find they add a bit of texture. For extra crunch, you could also add a couple of blitzed digestive biscuits or plain hobnobs.

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To make this apple crumble for two I used three large cooking apples – once peeled these weighed approximately 300 grams. As cooking apples can be quite sharp this recipes does have quite a bit of sugar. As an alternative, you could use eating apples as these are sweeter, but as they are smaller you would need to use 4-5.

This recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled to cater for more people. Cooking times may need to be increased slightly to account for this.

Can I Freeze This Apple Crumble For Two?

While you can technically freeze crumble, as in it won’t harm it or make unsafe to eat, I prefer not to. I always find it goes very soggy when being reheated after being frozen. You could however prep the apples and freeze those.

Can I Make This Dish Ahead of Time?

Yes. Crumble can absolutely be made ahead of time. My advice would be to make the two elements – the apples and the crumble topping but keep them separate until just before cooking.

Can I Reheat Apple Crumble For Two?

The crumble can be reheated and finished off at a later time. If you have some apple crumble leftover, the best thing to do is to allow it to cool, and refrigerate until you want to eat it. It will keep well in the fridge for three to four days.

To reheat, either microwave on high until piping hot or reheat in the oven, covering the top with foil to prevent it becoming burnt.

Apple Crumble For Two

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Serves: 2 Prep Time: 10 Cooking Time: 20 20

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 3 Large cooking apples
• 100 grams of plain flour
• 60 grams of butter
• 2 TBSP Caster Sugar
• 1 TBSP of oats
• 1/2 TSP Ground Cinnamon
• 2 TBSP cold water
• Custard or cream to Serve

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celcius (Gas mark 4)
2. To make the crumble topping, cut the butter into small half-inch sized pieces and rub into the flour in a large bowl. Eventually, as the butter is rubbed in, a sand-like texture should develop.
3. Add 1 TBSP of the sugar, the cinnamon and the oats to the crumble mixture and stir through to combine.
4. Peel the apples and remove the cores. Cut into large chunks and place into a small pan with water and 1TBSP of sugar.
5. Place the pan on the stove over a low heat - cook the apples, stirring occasionally until they start to soften but are not yet cooked through.
6. Pour the apples into an oven-proof dish and top generously with the crumble mixture. There should be more than enough to cover the apples.
7. Bake in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes until golden on top.
8. Serve immediately with cream or custard.