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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Blackberry and apple crumble

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 4–6 servings
• Time: 25 min + 40 min baking
• From: Bramble

Ingredients

• 400 g blackberries
• 3 sharp apples (± 500 g)
• 40 g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• juice of ½ lemon
• 150 g plain flour
• 100 g cold butter, diced
• 80 g soft brown sugar
• 40 g rolled oats
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan). Rinse the blackberries briefly and leave them to drain.
2. Peel the apples and cut them into cubes. Mix them with the blackberries, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice.
3. Spoon the fruit into a baking dish of about 24 cm.
4. Rub the flour, butter, brown sugar, oats and salt together with your fingertips to coarse crumbs. Do not overwork it, or the topping turns tough.
5. Scatter the crumbs evenly over the fruit.
6. Bake for 35–40 minutes, until the top is golden and the fruit is bubbling.
7. Leave to rest for 10 minutes and serve warm with vanilla ice cream or custard.

Storing: Best on the day, warm. Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for 3 days; reheat in the oven for 10 minutes.