This Apple-Blueberry Crumble was a first for me. In the Netherlands, our 'crumbles' contain a crust, filling, and crumble on top, usually dusted with some powdered sugar. So when I got this recipe I thought it was quite interesting to see the British variety of 'crumble' is basically the best part of the pie: the filling and the crumble, without the crust. Seems like someone had their priorities straight. I had to give it a go, and it turns out this apple-blueberry crumble is nothing short of a tasty mess.
The crumbs are sweetened with vanilla and sugar, and the mixture of apples and blueberries gives the 'filling' a sour-sweet flavor. To my taste, the sweetness of vanilla and the sourness of the berries contrasted a bit too much. Perhaps apples and pears would have been a better choice, but that's not to say the apple-blueberry mixture didn't work alright. My brother-in-law tested it and gave a thumbs up, and I had two scoops of it.
To conclude, the recipe categorizes this dish as a dessert. While that's not a stretch, to call it comfort food would do it better justice. It's really the sort of food to munch on when you're binge-watching the Gilmore Girls in your PJs. It's messy, tasty, and easily eaten out of the baking dish. (It's also tempting to take a bite from in passing, simply because it doesn't require slicing.)
Now, on to the recipe, which serves 8:
Ingredients:
- 3 apples
- 150 grams blueberries (deep-frozen)
- 200 grams self-raising flour
- 150 grams sugar
- 3 tbsp oatmeal
- 175 grams cold butter
- 1 vanilla pod
- Optional: 8 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- Preheat oven to 190°C or 375°F. Peel apples, remove core, and dice. Mix apple dices with blueberries and spread out onto the bottom of the baking dish.
- Mix the flour, sugar, and oatmeal. Dice butter and add. Scrape seeds from vanilla pod and add. Knead with fingertips into a crumbly dough. Scoop onto the fruit.
- Bake for 35 min. in the center of the oven. Can be served hot (with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) or cold.
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