🍏 Apple & Blackberry Crumble: The Kook’s Proper Classic

🍏 Apple & Blackberry Crumble: The Kook’s Proper Classic

Learn how to make apple and blackberry crumble with a crisp topping and balanced fruit. A classic dessert done properly.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 55

Equipment

Ingredients

Fruit

4 each apples, peeled and sliced
150 grams blackberries
75 grams light brown sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract

Crumble

150 grams plain / all purpose flour
100 grams light brown sugar
75 grams light brown sugar

Instructions

1. Prepare fruit

Place apples and blackberries in a baking dish.
Add sugar and lemon juice and vanilla. Toss lightly.

2. Make crumble

Rub butter into flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in sugar.

3. Assemble

Scatter crumble evenly over fruit.
Do not press down.

4. Bake

Bake at 180°C for 35–40 minutes→ until golden and bubbling

5. Rest

Let sit for 5–10 minutes before serving.

👨‍🍳 Notes

Use firm apples for structure

Keep crumble loose

Fruit should bubble, not flood

👨‍🍳 Kook’s Note

You don’t improve classics by adding more.

You improve them by getting them right.

Why use light brown sugar?

It adds a subtle caramel depth while helping control how much juice the fruit releases — giving you a thicker, better-set filling instead of a watery base.

KOOK’S SECRETS

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 0.4gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 0.5mg

Keyword baked, buttery, fruit, quick

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