Apple, berry and walnut crumble with ice cream

This is another classic that I love, perfect for cold winter nights. You can experiment and add different fruit combinations or different toppings. Frozen fruits are great to use because they hold moisture, which means you get more sauce in the dish.

INGREDIENTS

5 granny smith apples, peeled and cored

300g frozen mixed berries

55g caster sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 star anise, halved

75g plain flour

50g butter, cubed

100g rolled oats

80g firmly packed brown sugar

30g walnuts, crushed

cream or ice cream, to serve

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 200°C (or 180°C for a fan-forced oven).

Cut the apples into bite-sized chunks. Combine the apples and frozen berries in four 250 ml capacity ramekins or a 1 litre capacity baking dish. Sprinkle over the caster sugar, cinnamon and star anise.

In a bowl, rub the flour and butter together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Mix in the oats, brown sugar and crushed walnuts.

Sprinkle the crumble mixture on top of the prepared fruit and bake for 25-30 minutes for the ramekins or 35-40 minutes for the large dish, or until the fruit is tender and bubbling and the crumble is toasted and crisp.

Remove the star anise, and serve the crumble with cream or ice cream.

BRENT’S TIP:

If the crumble is browning too quickly, you can cover the dish/es with foil.

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