Dessertby Robin
Apple Crumble
Vegetarian
A comforting, golden-brown apple crumble featuring tender, spiced apples beneath a buttery, crisp, and biscuit-like streusel topping.
Dessertby Robin
A comforting, golden-brown apple crumble featuring tender, spiced apples beneath a buttery, crisp, and biscuit-like streusel topping.
% GDA = share of an average adult's daily reference intake (2000 kcal). Values are estimates and may vary.
800gAppleLemon juice
Sugar
Cinnamon
Cornstarch
Wheat flour
Butter
Whole milk
Egg yolk
Vanilla extractPeel, core, and chop 800g apple into 2 cm chunks. Measure out the Lemon juice, Sugar, Cinnamon, Cornstarch, Wheat flour, cold cubed Butter, Whole milk, Egg yolk, Sugar, and Vanilla extract.
Preheat the oven to 190°C Ober-/Unterhitze.
Apple15mlLemon juice50gSugar½ tspCinnamon5mlCornstarchToss the chopped Apple in a bowl with the 15ml lemon juice, 50g sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, and 5ml cornstarch until evenly coated.
AppleTransfer the seasoned Apple mixture into a medium baking dish, spreading them out into an even layer.
100gSugar½ tspCinnamon175gWheat flour110gButter
1 pinchSaltCombine 175g wheat flour, the remaining 100g sugar, the remaining ½ tsp cinnamon, and 1 pinch salt in a bowl. Add the cold cubed 110g butter and rub it into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs with some larger pea-sized clumps.
AppleScatter the crumble topping evenly over the Apple filling in the baking dish, ensuring the fruit is mostly covered but not packed down tightly.
Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 35–40 minutes, until the fruit is bubbling at the edges and the crumble topping is deeply golden-brown and crisp.
300mlWhole milk3Egg yolk190gSugar5mlVanilla extractGently heat the 300ml whole milk and 5ml vanilla extract in a saucepan until hot but not boiling. In a bowl, whisk the 3 egg yolk and 190g sugar together until pale. Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
Remove the crumble from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. Serve warm, generously drizzled with the warm homemade custard.