Here’s How You Can Whip Up A Crumble For Dessert Using Your Favorite Fruit
A good fruit crumble is one of my favorite desserts to eat any time of year. Like a cobbler, a fruit crumble is a dessert you can make with any kind of fruit or fruity combination, always topped with a delicious, flavorful, and texturally pleasing crumble topping.
If you sometimes struggle to figure out what kind of dessert to make based on the occasion or are very passionate about using produce that’s in season, this is the perfect dish for you.
Plus, crumbles are extremely easy to make and are great to have as a go-to recipe if you’re fairly new to cooking.
You simply pick your filling, prepare a solid crumble topping, pop it in the oven, and top your serving with vanilla ice cream before digging in!
Here is how you can make a fruit crumble and please your guests at any dinner party or your family on a special night.
All you’ll need for any kind of fruit crumble is a formula for your fruit filling and crumble topping.
When selecting the fruit you want to use as your crumble base, I’d highly recommend seasonal fruits that cook down easily and are nice and ripe. For instance, you can use blueberries in the summer, apples in the fall, etc.
To prepare a crumble fit for a two to three-quart baking dish, combine around two pounds of your selected fruit chopped with about a cup of white or light brown sugar, a teaspoon of lemon juice, and two tablespoons of cornstarch, which will help your fruit mixture thicken, and a pinch of kosher salt.
Then, spread your fruit mixture around the bottom of your greased or buttered baking dish.
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Next, you’ll want to prepare your crumble topping. A basic crumble topping combines about one and a half cups of all-purpose flour, a cup of white or brown sugar, a pinch of kosher salt, and one and a half sticks of cold butter.
The butter should be chopped into pieces about half an inch thick so that it can be worked into your crumble mixture with your fingers.
Be careful not to handle the butter for too long, as you want it to stay cold so it creates those tasty, tender, large chunks of topping that everyone fights over.
Once your crumble topping mixture is thoroughly combined and, well, crumbly, spread it evenly over the fruit base in your baking dish and pop it into an oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 45 minutes or until the fruit mixture is bubbling and the crumble topping is golden brown.
If your crumble topping seems to have baked faster than your fruit in the middle of cooking, you can cover your dish with aluminum foil for the rest of the baking time.
There you have it: all the elements needed to make a delicious fruit crumble with any kind of fruit, any time of year.
What’s your favorite type of crumble?
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