Apple and rhubarb crumble

This comforting dessert is fruity and filling with its buttery oat topping. Use tinned fruit if you don't have fresh and serve with ice cream or cream for extra yum.

Ingredients

  • 500g rhubarb

    top and tailed, peeled and cut into 5cm pieces

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 50g butter

    diced

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 3 Granny smith apples

    peeled, cored and thinly sliced

  • 1 cup rolled oats

  • 1 cup castor sugar

  • ⅓ cup plain flour

  • 100g butter

    slightly soft

Equipment

  • 1 baking dish
  • 1 food processor
  • 1 medium bowl
  • 1 oven
  • 1 6 individual ramekins

Instructions

  1. To prepare the topping, place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse to combine.
  2. Pour into a medium bowl, and scrunch through your fingers to form small clumps. If you are not using the crumble mixture straightaway, place it into a plastic bag until needed.
  3. Preheat oven to 190C.
  4. Place rhubarb pieces into a baking dish, sprinkle over sugar, butter and lemon juice, stir to combine then place in oven and cook for 20minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and turn up the heat to 210C.
  6. Add sliced apples to rhubarb mixture, stir well to combine.
  7. Place mixture into 6 individual ramekins; add a handful of topping to each then bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

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