British🍰 Sweets & drinks

6 Individual Apple Crumbles

Name: 6 Individual Apple Crumbles
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ~6-8 medium Pink Lady or Bramley apples; 1 lemon; 2-3 tsp soft brown sugar; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ~150 g flour; ~100 g cold butter; 90 g granulated sugar; ~½ tsp ground cinnamon; ~¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ~2 tbsp demerara sugar; 30 g raw rolled oats (optional)

⏱ 55 min🍽 Serves 6

Six individual-serving apple crumbles with a simple, economical recipe producing golden, crunchy tops. Perfect served warm with vanilla ice cream or custard.

Adapted from a video by John Kirkwood

6 Apple Crumbles: So Good You’ll Want Seconds!

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Ingredients

Pink Lady or Bramley applesCut into small pieces for individual crumbles, or larger pieces if making one large crumble~6-8 mediumest.
lemonjuice only, to prevent apples from browning1
soft brown sugarfor the apple mixture; amount is flexible to taste2-3 tsp
ground cinnamonfor the apple mixture½ tsp
ground nutmegfor the apple mixture; freshly grated is preferred½ tsp
flourfor the crumble mix~150 gest.
cold butterrubbed into flour until breadcrumb consistency~100 gest.
granulated sugar

Steps

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1
Squeeze lemon juice into a bowl to prevent cut apples from browning.
2
Cut apples into small pieces (or larger if making one large crumble) and toss in lemon juice as you work.
3
Add soft brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg to the apples. Mix thoroughly to coat everything evenly, then taste to adjust seasoning.
4
Cover the bowl and let sit for at least 15 minutes to allow the flavors to infuse into the apples.
5
For the crumble mix, add flour (and optional rolled oats for extra crunch) to a bowl. Cut in cold butter using your fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs, using a light hand.
6
Stir in granulated sugar (using white and demerara in equal parts, if desired), ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg to match the apple spices. Mix gently until evenly combined.
7
Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F or gas mark 3).
8
Stir the apple mixture well, incorporating any juices pooled at the bottom. Spoon into individual ramekins, filling just over halfway.
9
Spoon the crumble mix loosely over the apples without pressing down or compacting. Leave about 1/4 inch of space below the rim.
10
Sprinkle a little coarse demerara sugar over the top of each crumble for extra crunch. Repeat with the remaining five crumbles.
11
Place all six crumbles into the preheated oven and set the timer for 40 minutes.
12
Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or custard.

6 Individual Apple Crumbles

Ingredients

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