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September 13, 2020 By Janice Pattie 8 Comments

Classic Apple Crumble

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Classic Apple Crumble is a traditional and very popular warm apple dessert. Soft sweet apples are topped with a crisp buttery crumble topping to make one of the simplest desserts and one that makes everyone smile.

Classic Apple Crumble in baking dish with spoonful of cooked crumble and apples

Crumble desserts are very much a part of my life. My Mum often made apple crumble and I make all kinds of crumbles such as Rhubarb Crumble, Plum & Oat Orange Crumble, and Mincemeat & Apple Crumble. They are a ‘go-to’ recipe for a quick and filling pudding for my family.

Classic Apple Crumble is just that, a classic. So I have kept the recipe simple with no extras. You can, of course, take the basic recipe and add your own touches if you wish. But first, I urge you to make it as it is and I think you will find that it needs no enhancement.

Spoon of Classic Apple Crumble with half of bowl and apple showing.

What ingredients do I need to make Classic Apple Crumble?

You will need:

  • Apples
  • Sugar
  • Flour
  • Butter
  • Spices (optional)
two appleas in a hand and apple tree

What kind of apples should I use?

Use a sharp-tasting apple. Cooking apples such as Bramley Seedlings are ideal but I also use Discovery apples from my apple tree. You can use dessert apples but the contrast between sharp apple and sweet crumble makes the best crumble.

cinnamon cloves and anise

What kind of spices can I add to apple crumble?

Apple Crumble is perfect served without any spices but cinnamon is the most common spice to add to apple recipes. My mother always put a few whole cloves in her apple crumble and apple tart and I love that flavour. Cardamom, mixed spice, allspice, and star anise are all spices that would work with apples.

Add only a 1/4 tsp of the ground spice of your choice to the apples before topping with the crumble mixture. Any more will overpower the taste of the apples.

Demerara (raw) sugar on wooden board

What is demerara sugar?

Demerara sugar is a light coloured raw cane sugar with large crystals. It has a mild flavour and brings a delicious crunch and caramelisation to the crumble topping.

I don’t have demerara sugar, what else can I use?

If you don’t have demerara sugar then use granulated sugar.

Bowl of apple crumble with custard, jug in background

How to make Classic Apple Crumble

Follow the steps and once you’ve made it once you’ll see just how easy it is and I hope it will become as much of a favourite in your home as it is in ours.

All quantities and full instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the page

Apples peeled and cut on board with knife and peeler

Prepare the apples

Peel, core and slice the apples into even size slices.

Baking dish with apples and a spoon with sugar

Put into an ovenproof dish

  • Place the apples in an ovenproof dish.
  • Cover with the sugar.
Cutting in butter for crumble dessert topping

Make the Crumble

  • Weigh the flour and butter or baking spread and put into medium to large bowl.
  • Use a knife to cut the butter into smaller pieces
Flour and butter rubbed into pea sized crumble

Rub in the butter

  • Use your fingers to rub the pieces of butter until you have a mixture that looks like large breadcrumbs or small peas.
  • Stir in the demerara sugar
Bowl of crumble and half filled bowl of apples

Add the crumble topping

Cover the fruit with the crumble mixture and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble is golden brown.

Bowl of Baked apple dessert with spoon and apples

Bake the Classic Apple Crumble

Bake the apple crumble for about 40 minutes until the fruit is bubbling up the sides and the crumble is golden.

The apples are soft and the crumble topping is crisp and slightly caramelised from the demerara sugar.

pouring easy vanilla custard sauce onto apple crumble

How do I serve Classic Apple Crumble?

Serve the apple crumble with Easy Vanilla Custard Sauce for the total comfort food experience. You can also serve the crumble with vanilla ice cream, pouring cream, clotted cream, or Greek yogurt. It’s entirely up to you and what you like. It’s also a good excuse to keep making Classic Apple Crumble until you find the perfect combination.

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Classic Apple Crumble in baking dish with spoonful of cooked crumble and apples

Classic Apple Crumble

Janice Pattie
A classic combination of apples with a sweet crumble, it's the perfect comforting dessert to serve with custard. 
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 325 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 350 grams apples
  • 60 grams granulated sugar
  • 100 grams plain flour
  • 50 grams butter or spread
  • 40 grams Demerara sugar

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 180 C
  • Peel, core and slice the apples. Put into an oven proof baking dish with the granulated sugar.
  • Put the flour and the butter or spread into a bowl, and rub the fat into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, stir in the demerara sugar.
  • Cover the fruit with the crumble mixture and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble is golden brown.

Notes

Serve Classic Apple Crumble with custard, cream, or ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 91mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 4gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 360IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    September 18, 2020 at 8:45 am

    The perfect winter warmer 🙂

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    • Janice Pattie says

      September 18, 2020 at 9:19 am

      Thanks, it certainly is a winter warmer.

      Reply
  2. Cat says

    September 22, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    You can’t beat a good apple crumble and this definitely looks like a good one! This is one of the only puddings I remember my Mum making when we were young and she kept it classic like this. So delicious.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      September 22, 2020 at 7:04 pm

      We ate a lot of apple crumble in my childhood too. No bad thing 😂

      Reply
  3. Rebecca - Glutarama says

    September 25, 2020 at 11:21 am

    Delicious – you cannot go wrong with an apple crumble in this house. So easy to make gluten free too.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      September 25, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks, Rebecca. It’s the simple recipes that are often the best. Very easy to replace the flour with GF for a free from version.

      Reply
  4. Judith Russell says

    October 6, 2020 at 8:40 am

    Thank you. For years I have been trying to make crumble as good as my late mother-in-law’s. I have finally cracked it. Delicious.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 6, 2020 at 8:58 am

      Thank you, Judith that makes me very happy. Enjoy your crumble.

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