Apple and strawberry crumble

I know I've mentioned (on quite a few occasions!) my love of summer fruit. Generally speaking, I can't bring myself to 'waste' berries in baked goods, even though I do enjoy them that way as well. Sometimes, though, even I misjudge how many berries I can get through - or as recently, find myself with a punnet that isn't very sweet. Usually I would allocate such fruit to smoothies, but this week I decided to make crumble instead. We had a cooler day amid the warmth that London is continuing to produce, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity for baking.

Apple and strawberry crumble

I don't make fruit crumbles very often, but they conjure up childhood memories of winter evenings made a little bit special by a warm dessert. My Mum had a few variations of crumble that she made across my childhood, one featuring oats and the other weetabix. Both worked very well, even if the weetabix twist may seem unconventional! Her crumbles were more fruit than topping, and more fruit than sugar, and I retain a preference for those kind of crumbles today. I don't think I've ever had a supermarket crumble, but I suspect I wouldn't like them very much.

Fruit filling; topping pre-baking; post-baking

I took inspiration for this dish from Angela's strawberry apple breakfast crisp on Oh She Glows, and a more conventional apple and strawberry crumble from Jamie Oliver. Mr Bite and I both enjoyed the result, especially when paired with vanilla soy ice cream. I have fallen in love with the Swedish Glace brand that seems ubiquitous in the UK. It is so much better than the Sanitarium soy ice cream that Australia stocks!

For my Australian readers, this would be a perfect winter dessert. And for those in the northern hemisphere, if you find yourself with too many strawberries...this is one way to use them up.

Apple and strawberry crumble

An easy dish that is perfect for using up summer strawberries, or providing winter warmth

Serves 4 to 6

Vegan

Adapted from Angela's strawberry apple breakfast crisp on Oh She Glows, and Jamie Oliver's apple and strawberry crumble 

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Ingredients

For the fruit filling - 

3 apples, peeled and chopped

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

1/4 cup coconut sugar (or regular sugar)

1 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Pinch salt

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract

For the topping -

3/4 cup spelt flour

1/2 cup + 1/4 rolled oats, divided

1/8 cup + 1/8 cup coconut sugar, divided

Pinch salt

1 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp coconut oil, in liquid form

1/2 tsp vanilla

Method

Preheat your oven to 175'C (350'F).

In a large baking or pie dish, combine the chopped apples, sliced strawberries, 1/4 cup coconut sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, lemon juice and vanilla. Stir to combine.

In a mixing bowl, combine the spelt flour, 1/2 cup oats, 1/8 cup coconut sugar, salt, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla. Stir to combine, and then distribute evenly over the top of the fruit mix.

Sprinkle the reserved 1/4 cup oats and 1/8 cup coconut sugar over the dish, and then cover with a lid or baking foil.

 Cook for 40 - 45 minutes, until golden brown.

What is your favourite way to bake with berries?

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