Don’t throw out those apples that have been sitting there in the bowl and are starting to look a little tired – revamp them into delicious apple crumble for a quick and easy dessert on a cold winter’s night (or serve it cold on a hot summer’s night – no point waiting right?).
Ingredients
- apples – red or green
- cinnamon powder
- water
- 1C plain flour
- 1C coconut
- 1C brown sugar
- 125g butter
Method
Peel and chop the apples, place in a heavy pan with cinnamon powder and a little water. Cook over gentle heat until the apples have softened. Note: I haven’t added extra sugar here as the apples are generally sweet enough with the crumble mix.
In a large bowl, mix the plain flour, coconut and brown sugar. Chop the butter into small cubes. Add to the flour mix and rub through with fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If the weather is hot, or you don’t want to do this by hand, use a food processor. The next photo needs more work with breaking down the butter (too lumpy!)
Once the apple is cooked, place into the bottom of a baking dish and spread over base. Top with flour mixture. Bake moderate oven until golden on top.
Serve with cream, custard or ice cream (or a combination of all three!).
