Apple Crumble Recipe with Big Crumb Topping
Made with fresh apples and a crispy, cinnamon whole wheat crumb topping, this is an easy dessert that comes together in just minutes boasting big, scrumptious crumbs.
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 380kcal
Equipment
- 9x9 inch baking pan
- Food Processor
- apple peeler, corer, slicer, optional
Ingredients
Filling:
- 8-9 medium apples, peeled, cored & sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, about 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch or flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Crumb Topping:
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup butter, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan and fill with the apple slices as you cut them (aim for 3/4 full of apples, adding more or less than the 8 called for depending on the size of your apples).
- Sprinkle lemon juice, water, starch or flour and cinnamon over apples. Toss with a couple of spoons or your hands to coat apples as evenly as possible. Arrange apples to fill pan evenly.
To Make Topping:
- Place the 2 cups flour, 2/3 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor* and pulse a couple times to combine. Add butter pieces and process long enough that the topping starts to clump together in large pieces.
- Grab portions of the topping, gathering any loose flour and pressing together, then break pieces off about the size of walnut halves to top the apples. Do not sprinkle the topping, instead squish the topping together and place the pieces evenly over the apples to get the big crumbs.
To Bake:
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until apples are tender (test with a fork) and the topping is golden with a bit of bubbling apple juice around the edges.
- Serve warm - with or without ice cream.
Notes
*You can use a hand held pastry cutter but it will be harder and take more time to incorporate the butter completely.
To Store: Keep covered in a refrigerator for 3-4 days.
To Reheat: Bake at 350 degrees 10-15 minutes (or use an air fryer). Transfer a small amount to a heat-proof ramekin if not reheating full amount leftover.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cup | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 649IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
