Christmas Apple Crumble with Cranberries
Start the festive season with this boozy Christmas apple crumble with cranberries. It's a perfect no-fuss, no-stress quick and easy merry dessert.
Servings 6
Calories 589kcal
Equipment
- oven-proof dish approx 30 x 21 cm glass, ceramic or metal
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the Filling
- 4 medium-sized gala apples peeled, cored, quartered, then cut into slices
- 300 g cranberries fresh or frozen
- 150 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon levelled
- 70 - 90 ml spiced rum optional
For the Crumble Topping
- 160 g plain flour
- 110 g caster sugar
- 110 g butter cold, cut into small 1 cm cubes
- 40 g porridge oats
- 40 g flaked almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan.
- Place the apples and cranberries into the baking dish, and toss the caster sugar and cinnamon evenly over the fruit. Pour in the rum (Not a fan of alcohol or cooking for kids - don't use any).
- For the topping, mix flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the cubed butter into the bowl and rub the butter and the dry ingredients between your fingers until the mix consists of lumps and clumps of various sizes.
- Stir the oats and almonds into the crumbly mixture.
- Scatter the topping over the fruit, covering the whole surface with smaller and bigger clumps.
- Bake at 200C/ 180C fan for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Let the crumble cool down for 15 - 20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 589kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg