Blueberry & Apple Crumble

There's nothing better than a warming crumble on a cold day. The addition of blueberries gives added colour and sweetness to the crisp green apples.

Recipe Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING:

• 300 g blueberries
• 5 green apples, peeled and diced
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) SPAR Cake Flour
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) SPAR Sugar
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon

FOR THE CRUMBLE TOPPING:

• 1 cup (150 g) SPAR Cake Flour
• 1/3 cup (160 ml) light brown sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 120 g cold, SPAR Unsalted Butter, diced
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) SPAR Quick Cooking Oats

Recipe Method

1. Preheat oven to 180º C.
2. Toss blueberries with lemon juice and lemon zest and set aside.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together sugar, flour and ground cinnamon and toss with the blueberries until evenly coated.
4. Pour into a 22 cm x 33 cm baking dish.
5. For the crumble topping: in a food processor, combine flour, light brown sugar and salt. Pulse several times to combine.
6. Add the diced cold butter and pulse until the butter chunks are pea-sized.
7. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add oats and use your hands to make large crumbles.
8. Spread the topping over the fruit and cover evenly.
9. Bake for 40 minutes, until bubbling at the edges and the topping is golden brown.