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Fruit Crumble

A forgiving dessert built around whatever fruit needs using up. Berries and chopped fruit are tossed with a little flour and caster sugar, covered with foil and baked until softened and the juices begin to run. The topping is simply rolled oats, roughly crushed nuts, brown sugar and butter, scattered over the hot fruit and returned to the oven until it spreads and browns. The choice of fruit and nuts is entirely flexible, so it changes with the season and with whatever is in the fridge. Serve it warm with ice cream or custard.
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Cook Time 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Fruit Filling
  • Mixed berries and fruit — as needed
  • Flour — 2 tablespoons
  • Caster sugar — 2 tablespoons
  • Crumble Topping
  • Rolled oats — 1 cup
  • Nuts roughly crushed — as desired
  • Brown sugar — ½ cup
  • Butter — 4 tablespoons
  • To Serve
  • Ice cream or custard

Equipment

  • Baking dish
  • Aluminium foil
  • Mixing bowl

Method
 

  1. Chop the berries and fruit into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Place the fruit into a baking dish.
  3. Toss the fruit with 2 tablespoons of flour and 2 tablespoons of caster sugar.
  4. Cover the baking dish tightly with foil.
  5. Bake at 180°C for approximately 25 minutes, or until the fruit has softened slightly and the juices begin to run.
  6. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup of oats, roughly crushed nuts, ½ cup brown sugar and 4 tablespoons of butter to make the crumble topping.
  7. Remove the foil and spread the crumble mixture evenly over the cooked fruit.
  8. Return the dish to the oven and bake until the topping has spread and browned.
  9. Serve warm with ice cream or custard.

Notes

This is a great way to use up older fruit and berries from the fridge. The choice of fruit and nuts can be changed according to what you have available.