Snack · 55 min · british

Apple Crumble with Custard

Bramley apples does the heavy lifting here, with granulated sugar rounding it out. A British snack that takes 55 minutes, start to finish.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 6 Bramley apples
• 0.5 cup Granulated sugar
• 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup Rolled oats
• 0.75 cup Cold butter
• 0.5 cup Brown sugar
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 2 cups Custard

Steps

1. Toss the sliced apples with the sugar and cinnamon and pile into a baking dish. Bramleys cook down to a fluffy purée; eating apples stay in slices — choose your texture.
2. Rub the cold butter into the flour until crumbly, then stir in the oats and brown sugar. The topping should be a mix of crumbs and small clumps.
3. Blanket the apples thickly with the crumble — don’t press it down. Loose topping bakes up crisp; packed topping steams.
4. Bake at 375°F for 35 to 40 minutes until the fruit bubbles at the edges and the top is deep golden.
5. Serve in bowls with hot custard poured over. The contrast of tart fruit, buttery crunch, and silky custard is Britain’s perfect pudding.

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