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Mary Berry Apple Crumble Recipe

Mary Berry Apple Crumble Recipe

Mary Berry's apple crumble has a perfectly spiced apple filling and a golden, buttery oat topping.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6 Portions
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Calories: 480
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Apple Filling:
  • 1 kg Bramley apples peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 2 tbsp water
  • Crumble Topping:
  • 200 g plain flour sifted
  • 100 g rolled oats
  • 150 g unsalted butter cold and cubed
  • 100 g soft light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of fine salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C / 170°C fan / Gas 5. Lightly butter a deep 28x20cm ovenproof dish.
  2. Place sliced apples in the dish. Add sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, lemon juice, and water. Toss to coat. Spread evenly.
  3. Place flour, oats, cold butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Rub butter in quickly with fingertips until rough, uneven crumble with pea-sized and larger pieces remaining. Do not overwork.
  4. Scatter crumble loosely over apple filling — do not press down.
  5. Bake 35–40 minutes until topping is deep golden and apple is bubbling at the edges.
  6. Rest 5 minutes. Serve with custard, ice cream, or clotted cream.

Notes

Always use Bramley apples — eating apples stay too firm and too sweet.
Keep butter cold — rub in quickly and stop when the topping looks rough and uneven.
Do not press the topping down — loose is correct.
Raw apple slices cook through perfectly in 35–40 minutes — no pre-cooking needed.
Rest 5 minutes before serving — the filling is very hot.
Freeze the uncooked topping and keep for up to 3 months — scatter straight from frozen.
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