You will come across desserts in your life that you wish you would have made this discovery earlier. I can honestly tell you that the first time I tasted this dish I just didn’t know what to say. It’s a simple dish, but the flavors I tasted were so good. It really has it all and I recommend making this as soon as possible. I can tell you you are not going to be disappointed! Today no recipe about Chocolate or a fruity mousse like Mango or Strawberries. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how to make Apple Crumble.
What is the definition of Apple Crumble
The meaning of Apple crumble is:
”This dessert consist or a filling of boiled apples and raisins with sugar and cinnamon. Followed by a crumble. In addition, a vanilla custard bean custard is served with ice cream. This warm dessert is a typical English dish”.
Apple Crumble
A crumble can be made in two ways. A sweet or savory variety. This dessert is of course the sweet variant. It’s a combination of cooked fruit with a crumb of butter, flour and sugar. I like the Apple Crumble best with a combination of ice cream and custard. The cold ice cream and warm vanilla custard take this dish to the next level.
The history of the Crumble goes back to the years 1939 to 1945. During the second world war the crumble gained a lot of popularity. The topping was then used because there was a shortage of ingredients. It also became very popular because it was so easy to make.
If you want to get the most out of this dish, I recommend doing a few things:
- Buy different varieties of apples
- Add raisins to the mix with apples
- Cut the apples into different sizes
- Use cinnamon, a lot!
- Make the custard and use a real vanilla bean
- Add ice cream!
Ultimately, it is your choice what to do or not to do. These are some tips from my side!
Making Apple Crumble and Vanilla Bean Custard
When you order make this dish or you order it in a restaurant you are lucky if you get it with a warm vanilla bean custard. The combination of the apples, the crumble and the custard and some ice cream is perfection. It’s time to briefly talk about the steps you need to make to get this wonderful dessert. Below are the steps:
- Peel 400 grams of apples and cut them in pieces.
- Put the apples in a baking pan over medium heat. Add 15 ml of water, cinnamon, 50 grams of caster sugar and 40 grams of raisins.
- Add lemon zest and mix everything. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
- To make the crumble add 70 grams of all purpose flour and 35 grams of unsalted butter to the mixing bowl. Mix everything by hand.
- Add 20 grams of caster sugar and almond flakes. The crumble is ready.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Add the apples to a glass baking dish. Add the crumble on top. Let it bake for 30 – 40 minutes.
- Make the Vanilla Bean Custard
- When the apple crumble is golden brown add the apples crumble to a bowl. Add two scoops of ice cream and warm vanilla bean custard. Enjoy!
Below you can find the ingredients to make this amazing dessert!
Apple Crumble Ingredients
To make this fantastic dessert you need a couple of ingredients. These ingredients are:
- Filling: apples, caster sugar, raisins, lemon and cinnamon.
- Crumble: all purpose flour, unsalted butter, caster sugar and almond flakes.
- Vanilla Bean Custard: vanilla pod, whole milk, egg yolks, caster sugar and cornflour.
- Topping: Ice creamYou can find the recipe below or watch my instruction video on YouTube!
Apple Crumble
Equipment
- Baking dish
- Saucepan
- Large Cooking Pan
- Mixing Bowl
Ingrediënten
Filling
- 400 grams Apples
- 50 grams Caster Sugar
- 40 grams Raisins
- 1 Lemon
- Cinnamon
Crumble
- 70 grams All Purpose Flour
- 35 grams Unsalted Butter
- 20 grams Caster Sugar
- 15 gram Almond Flakes
Vanilla Bean Custard
- 1 Vanilla Pod
- 600 ml Whole Milk
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 30 grams Caster Sugar
- 15 grams Cornflour
Topping
- Ice cream
Instructies
- Peel 400 grams of apples and cut them in pieces.
- Put the apples in a baking pan over medium heat. Add 15 ml of water, cinnamon, 50 grams of caster sugar and 40 grams of raisins.
- Add lemon zest and mix everything.
- Let it cook for 10 minutes.
- To make the crumble add 70 grams of all purpose flour, 35 grams of unsalted butter, 20 grams of caster sugar and almond flakes to the mixing bowl. Mix everything by hand.
- The crumble is ready.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Add the apples to a glass baking dish. Add the crumble on top. Let it bake for 30 - 40 minutes.
- The next step is to make the vanilla bean custard. Put a saucepan on medium heat on the stove.
- Pour in the milk.
- Divide the vanilla pod in two and scrape out the black seeds. Put the seeds and the two half's in the saucepan. Bring to a boil!
- When the mixture is boiling, turn of the stove. Remove the vanilla pod. Grab a large mixing bowl and start whisking the 4 egg yolks with the sugar and cornflour.
- The color will change from dark orange to a light color. Add slowly the warm milk and whisk everything together. If you have added half of the milk you can pour everything back in the saucepan.
- Put the stove on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Keep on stirring. You will notice that the cream will become thicker!
- When the apple crumble is golden brown add the apple crumble to a bowl. Add two scoops of ice cream and warm vanilla bean custard. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
FAQ Apple Crumble
Below you can find the most frequently asked questions:
What is Apple Crumble?
This dessert consist or a filling of boiled apples and raisins with sugar and cinnamon. Followed by a crumble. In addition, a vanilla custard bean custard is served with ice cream. This warm dessert is a typical English dish.
Which ingredients do I need?
You need the following ingredients: for the filling you need apples, caster sugar, raisins, lemon and cinnamon. For the crumble you need: all purpose flour, unsalted butter, caster sugar, almond flakes. The third element is the vanilla bean custard. You need: vanilla pod, whole milk, egg yolks, caster sugar and corn flour. For the topping you can use ice cream.
How long does it take to make?
The total time with preparation and cooking is 90 minutes.