Christmas Crumble With Apple And Mincemeat
Apple and mincemeat crumble is a super easy Christmas crumble dessert recipe that's great for Christmas pudding haters! Just serve with custard for a yummy wintery pudding!
Our Christmas crumble is filled with a delicious, sticky, apple and mincemeat mixture and topped with buttery crumble.
It's a super easy Christmas dessert recipe that's great in place of the traditional Christmas pudding. Plus it's cheap and easy to make. Great for feeding a crowd!
Apple and mincemeat crumble served with a puddle of custard is a really warming, wintery pudding that everyone just loves!
Equipment Needed For Apple And Mincemeat Crumble
- Chopping board
- Vegetable knife
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Tablespoon
- Wooden spoon
- Oven proof dish
Christmas Apple And Mincemeat Crumble Ingredients
You'll just need a handful for regular baking ingredients, some baking apples and a jar of mincemeat to make this yummy Christmas crumble recipe.
For the fruity apple and mincemeat crumble filling
- 4 Bramley Apples – Bramley’s are a British cooking apple, you can swap this with any other apple you prefer.
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 250g mincemeat - you can add more or less to your own taste - this is a good recipe for using up any leftover mincemeat.
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For the oaty crumble topping
- 180g plain flour
- 100g unsalted butter – at room temperature
- 50g oats
- 50g caster sugar - you can use golden caster sugar if you prefer
Cooks Note! We use shop bought mincemeat in our crumble, but you could have a go at making your own mincemeat if you like!
How To Make Apple And Mincemeat Crumble
You are going just love how easy this delicious Christmas Crumble is to make
Step One – preheat the oven
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4
Step Two – prepare the Bramley apples
- Peel and core the Bramley apples
- Chop the apples into small pieces and pop them into the oven proof bowl.
- Scatter over the brown sugar and mix it into the apples.
- Next, add the mincemeat to the apples and mix well to combine all the flavours together.
Step Three – mix up the oat crumble topping
- Add the butter to the flour in a mixing bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until the crumble mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Next tip in the oats and sugar and stir them through the crumble mixture.
Step Four – put the apple and mincemeat crumble recipe together
- Scatter the crumble topping mixture over the sugary mincemeat coated apples. Don’t pack it down, just let it cover the apples loosely.
Step Five – bake the Christmas apple crumble recipe in the oven
- Put the apple and mincemeat crumble into the oven and bake for around 35 – 40 minutes or until the top is turning golden and the fruit all jammy and oozing up through the oaty crumble topping.
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What To Serve With Mincemeat And Apple Crumble
Our super easy Christmas crumble recipe with Bramley apples is delicious served with any of the following
- Cream – clotted, single or double are all delicious
- Custard – a carton of Ambrosia custard works great with our yummy crumble!
- Ice Cream – perfect with vanilla ice cream.
- Brandy Sauce - Christmassy brandy sauce goes great with this sticky Christmas dessert!
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Christmas Apple And Mincemeat Crumble
A delicious, warming, Christmas crumble recipe. Serve in a puddle of custard for extra yumminess!
Ingredients
For the apple and mincemeat crumble filling
- 4 Bramley apples - peeled and chopped into bitesized pieces
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 250g mincemeat
For the oat crumble topping
- 180g plain flour
- 100g unsalted butter - at room temperature
- 50g rolled oats
- 50g caster sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4
- Peel and core the Bramley apples
- Chop the apples into small pieces and pop them into the oven proof bowl.
- Scatter over the brown sugar and mix it into the apples.
- Next, add the mincemeat to the apples and mix well to combine all the flavours together.
- Make the crumble topping - add the butter to the flour in a mixing bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until the crumble mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Next tip in the oats and sugar and stir them through the crumble mixture.
- Scatter the crumble topping mixture over the sugary mincemeat coated apples. Don’t pack it down, just let it cover the apples loosely.
- Put the apple and mincemeat crumble into the oven and bake for around 35 – 40 minutes or until the top is turning golden and the fruit all jammy and oozing up through the oaty crumble topping.
- Serve still warm with custard, cream or ice-cream
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 370Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 5mgCarbohydrates: 57gFiber: 5gSugar: 25gProtein: 5g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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