Apple and Raspberry Crumble with Chocolate and Hazelnuts

I've given the classic apple crumble a twist by adding aromatic raspberries and chocolate chips. This satisfying dessert is full of summer flavour, with juicy fruit at the bottom and a lovely golden topping.

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 40

Servings

Calories 675kcal

Author Lea

Equipment

oven dish round - 23cm in diameter, 6 cm tall / square - 22 x 22 x 5 cm

Ingredients

For the Crumble Topping

180 g plain flour
100 g caster sugar
100 g unsalted butter cut to small 1 cm cubes while cold; you can let it warm up for around 15 - 20 minutes before use
100 g plain chocolate chocolate chips or chopped chocolate block
50 g blanched hazelnuts crushed

For the Fruit Base

3 medium-sized apples peeled, cored, quarters of the apples cut into slices
250 g raspberries fresh or frozen
100 g caster sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C (I use a fan assisted program).

Crumble Topping

With your fingers, rub together the flour, sugar, and cubed butter in a large mixing bowl. Pressing the flour and butter together with the palm of your hand can help to incorporate the butter evenly into the mix and speed up the process. Don't worry if the ingredients stick together into bigger clumps. It's easy to break them into smaller lumps afterwards. Note 1
Gently stir the crushed nuts and chocolate into the crumbly topping. Note 2

Fruit Base

Place the fruit into the baking dish; toss the caster sugar evenly all over the fruit (this is the point when you add chocolate if you are not mixing it with the topping).
Scatter the crumbly topping all over the top, covering the fruit.
Bake the apple and raspberry crumble in the preheated oven to 180°C for around 35 - 40 minutes.
Let the crumble cool down for 15 - 20 minutes before serving.

Notes

Note 1: The final crumble mix should consist of chunks of various sizes - some slightly bigger and some fine.

Note 2: It's up to you when you want to add the chocolate. It can be tossed over the fruit and covered with the crumble, or you can mix the chocolate into the crumble mix at the same time with nuts (that is what I prefer).

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