As many of our gardens are turning Autumnal and leaves are littering the ground, we don’t need to mourn the loss of beautiful flowers and fragrant fruits. Autumn has a brand new bounty that is just as enjoyable if you know what to do with it. Today I’m sharing our wonderful Crab Apple Crumble recipe, an Autumnal twist on a classic dish.

What You’ll Need

500g/17 oz cooking apples

250g/8.5 oz gms crab apples

Light brown sugar to taste

Lemon juice

For the Crumble

250g/8.5 oz plain flour

125g/4.25 oz butter/margarine

125g/4.25 oz light brown sugar

Step 1

Cut the crab apples into quarters, cut out the core and place in a bowl of water with some lemon juice to help keep their colour. Peel and chop the cooking apples and put into the same bowl.

Step 2

Place all the fruit into a saucepan with a small amount of the water with lemon. Cook until soft and then add the brown sugar to taste. Then put all the fruit into an oven proof dish.

Step 3

Sieve the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter/margarine until it resembles bread crumbs. Add the 125g light brown sugar and mix.

Step 4

Place the crumble mixture over the fruit and put into a moderate oven (180C, 170C for Fan ovens, 350F, Gas Mark 4) for about 20 mins until golden.

Enjoy with some custard, ice cream or cream!