When thinking about my blog the other day (as I often do. Too often, perhaps. I need a life. I also need to stop putting the grand majority of what I write in brackets) I realised it had been over two weeks since I last posted. Some of you may welcome this extended break from me spamming your Facebook newsfeeds with self-indulgent blab but I’m sure my one (finally!) subscriber is missing me. C’mon, enlargements4u@mail.de, admit it.
I made this recipe almost two months ago when my flatmate and I were feeling particularly angsty about university. We were approaching crunch time (i.e. last-minute essay pumping time) and needed sweet nourishment to last the night*. All we had was a sad green apple, some sugar, vanilla, spices and oats. OK, so that’s a bit of an exaggeration and we clearly survive on a bit more than that, but mouldy pasta does not a fine dessert make.
I’d also recently bought some adorable little ramekins and they were still begging to be used. So, if you haven’t already guessed from the puntastic title, apple crumble was the order of the evening.
This is probably the easiest dessert ever in the history of mankind ever to make. Seriously. You can use whatever scabby fruit you’ve got lying around and can even mix them all together to create some kind of wonderful concoction. This recipe uses oats but I’ve heard oats aren’t supposed to be used in the topping. Well I say to hell with tradition and here’s to cheap sustanence.
*I’m going to be honest here and admit we were actually preparing for a late-night Gossip Girl marathon.
Apple crumble.
Apple Crumble
Serves 2
1 medium green apple, peeled and chopped into cubes
1 TBSP caster sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup water
40g butter
1 TBSP plain flour
3 TBSP rolled oats
1 TBSP raw sugar
a few drops of vanilla essence
1. Place the apple, sugar, cinnamon and water in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil.
2. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until the apple is cooked through.
3. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C.
5. In a large mixing bowl, rub together the butter and flour until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
6. Rub in the oats, sugar and vanilla and set aside.
7. Grab two ¾ cup capacity ramekins.
8. Drain the apples and place half in each ramekin.
9. Top with the crumble mixture.
10. Place the ramekins on a baking tray.
11. Place the tray in the oven for 20 minutes or until the tops of the crumbles are golden. You may need to put the grill on for a few minutes to get a nice topping.
12. Remove from the oven and serve with lashings of cream or ice cream, quantity depending on mood.
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