Apple Crumble

Name: Apple Crumble
Total time: 51 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 900 g Bramley apples; 60 g Caster sugar; 180 g Plain flour; 90 g Unsalted butter; 80 g Demerara sugar

51 min · 8 min active · makes ~1.3 kg · Easy

Bramley apples baked soft beneath a buttery flour crumble, served warm in four portions.

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Apple Crumble

Bramley apples baked soft beneath a buttery flour crumble, served warm in four portions.

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TOTAL TIME

51 min

ACTIVE TIME

8 min

QUANTITY

~1.3 kg

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This should leave everyone comfortably full.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/8

Ingredients

0/5 gathered · 4 servings

900g

60g

180g

90g

80g

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	900g	—	—
2	60g	—	—
3	180g	—	—
4	90g	—	—
5	80g	—	—

Tools

8 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

17 steps

1 of 17

Set the oven to 190 °C and allow it to come fully up to temperature.

190°C

⏱ 10 min

2 of 17

Peel the apples, working around each one with a peeler and discarding the skin.

Bramley apples · 900 g

⏱ 1 min

ResultPeeled Bramley apples

3 of 17

Quarter each apple and cut out the core from every piece.

Peeled Bramley apples · step 2

⏱ 1 min

ResultCored apples

4 of 17

Chop the apple quarters into rough chunks about 3 cm across.

Cored apples · step 3

⏱ 1 min

ResultRoughly chopped bramley apples

5 of 17

Tip the apple chunks into the baking dish and spread them into an even layer.

Roughly chopped bramley apples · step 4

⏱ 10s

ResultRoughly chopped bramley apples

6 of 17

Scatter the caster sugar evenly over the apples.

Caster sugar · 60 g

⏱ 5s

ResultRoughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar

7 of 17

Weigh the flour into a large mixing bowl.

Plain flour · 180 g

⏱ 5s

ResultPlain flour

8 of 17

Add the cold butter, cut into small cubes, to the flour.

Unsalted butter · 90 g

⏱ 5s

ResultPlain flour and unsalted butter

9 of 17

Rub the butter into the flour between your fingertips, lifting the mixture as you go, until it resembles coarse, uneven breadcrumbs with a few pea-sized lumps remaining.

⏱ 3 min

ResultCoarse crumble mixture

10 of 17

Add the demerara sugar to the crumble mixture.

Demerara sugar · 80 g

⏱ 5s

ResultCoarse crumble mixture and demerara sugar

11 of 17

Stir the sugar through with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed.

⏱ 15s

ResultCrumble topping

12 of 17

Tip the crumble topping over the apples and spread it to cover them completely, then press lightly with the back of the spoon to compact it just a little.

Crumble topping · step 11

⏱ 15s

ResultCrumble topping and roughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar

13 of 17

Place the baking dish in the oven.

⏱ 10s

ResultCrumble topping and roughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar

14 of 17

Bake until the topping is deep golden and the apple juices are bubbling up at the edges, about 40 minutes.

190°C

⏱ 40 min

ResultBaked apple crumble

15 of 17

Lift the baking dish from the oven using oven gloves and set it on the counter.

⏱ 10s

ResultBaked apple crumble

16 of 17

Leave the crumble to rest for 5 minutes so the filling settles and is safe to serve.

⏱ 5 min

ResultRested apple crumble

17 of 17

Spoon generous portions of the crumble directly from the dish at the table.

Rested apple crumble · step 16

⏱ 20s

ResultApple Crumble

Total Time51 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	—	190°C	Set the oven to 190 °C and allow it to come fully up to temperature.⏱ 10 min
2	900 g		Peel the apples, working around each one with a peeler and discarding the skin.⏱ 1 minResultPeeled Bramley apples
3	Peeled Bramley applesstep 2		Quarter each apple and cut out the core from every piece.⏱ 1 minResultCored apples
4	Cored applesstep 3		Chop the apple quarters into rough chunks about 3 cm across.⏱ 1 minResultRoughly chopped bramley apples
5	Roughly chopped bramley applesstep 4		Tip the apple chunks into the baking dish and spread them into an even layer.⏱ 10sResultRoughly chopped bramley apples
6	60 g		Scatter the caster sugar evenly over the apples.⏱ 5sResultRoughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar
7	180 g		Weigh the flour into a large mixing bowl.⏱ 5sResultPlain flour
8	90 g		Add the cold butter, cut into small cubes, to the flour.⏱ 5sResultPlain flour and unsalted butter
9	—		Rub the butter into the flour between your fingertips, lifting the mixture as you go, until it resembles coarse, uneven breadcrumbs with a few pea-sized lumps remaining.⏱ 3 minResultCoarse crumble mixture
10	80 g		Add the demerara sugar to the crumble mixture.⏱ 5sResultCoarse crumble mixture and demerara sugar
11	—		Stir the sugar through with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed.⏱ 15sResultCrumble topping
12	Crumble toppingstep 11		Tip the crumble topping over the apples and spread it to cover them completely, then press lightly with the back of the spoon to compact it just a little.⏱ 15sResultCrumble topping and roughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar
13	—		Place the baking dish in the oven.⏱ 10sResultCrumble topping and roughly chopped bramley apples and caster sugar
14	—	190°C	Bake until the topping is deep golden and the apple juices are bubbling up at the edges, about 40 minutes.⏱ 40 minResultBaked apple crumble
15	—		Lift the baking dish from the oven using oven gloves and set it on the counter.⏱ 10sResultBaked apple crumble
16	—		Leave the crumble to rest for 5 minutes so the filling settles and is safe to serve.⏱ 5 minResultRested apple crumble
17	Rested apple crumblestep 16		Spoon generous portions of the crumble directly from the dish at the table.⏱ 20sResultApple Crumble
Total Time			51 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	580kcal
	6g
	19g
	12g
	101g
	58g
	7g
	6mg

Ingredients0/5

Tools0/8

Recipe

Apple Crumble

Bramley apples baked soft beneath a buttery flour crumble, served warm in four portions.

What you’ll doYou will peel and chop apples into rough chunks, layer them in a baking dish with caster sugar, then rub cold butter into flour to make a crumble topping. Mix in demerara sugar, scatter the topping over the apples, and bake until golden and bubbling at the edges. The crumble will need a short rest before serving.

Serves4

Total51 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Bramley apples900 g
Caster sugar60 g
Plain flour180 g
Unsalted butter90 g
Demerara sugar80 g

Tools

Baking dishLarge mixing bowlOvenServing dishChef's knifeWooden spoonPeelerChopping board

Method

Set the oven to 190 °C and allow it to come fully up to temperature.

190°C10 minOven

Peel the apples, working around each one with a peeler and discarding the skin.

1 minChopping board, PeelerBramley apples · 900 g

Quarter each apple and cut out the core from every piece.

1 minChopping board, Chefs knifePeeled Bramley apples · step 2

Chop the apple quarters into rough chunks about 3 cm across.

1 minChopping board, Chefs knifeCored apples · step 3

Tip the apple chunks into the baking dish and spread them into an even layer.

10sBaking dishRoughly chopped bramley apples · step 4

Scatter the caster sugar evenly over the apples.

5sBaking dishCaster sugar · 60 g

Weigh the flour into a large mixing bowl.

5sLarge mixing bowlPlain flour · 180 g

Add the cold butter, cut into small cubes, to the flour.

5sLarge mixing bowlUnsalted butter · 90 g

Rub the butter into the flour between your fingertips, lifting the mixture as you go, until it resembles coarse, uneven breadcrumbs with a few pea-sized lumps remaining.

3 minLarge mixing bowl

Add the demerara sugar to the crumble mixture.

5sLarge mixing bowlDemerara sugar · 80 g

Stir the sugar through with a wooden spoon until evenly distributed.

15sLarge mixing bowl, Wooden spoon

Tip the crumble topping over the apples and spread it to cover them completely, then press lightly with the back of the spoon to compact it just a little.

15sBaking dishCrumble topping · step 11

Place the baking dish in the oven.

10sBaking dish, Oven

Bake until the topping is deep golden and the apple juices are bubbling up at the edges, about 40 minutes.

190°C40 minBaking dish, Oven

Lift the baking dish from the oven using oven gloves and set it on the counter.

10sBaking dish, Oven

Leave the crumble to rest for 5 minutes so the filling settles and is safe to serve.

5 minBaking dish

Spoon generous portions of the crumble directly from the dish at the table.

Result · Apple Crumble

20sServing dishRested apple crumble · step 16

Printed 27 September 2026