Simple Apple Oatmeal Crumble - no buttery fingers!

I've always loved a good crumble but always didn't like the rubbing in part where you had to rub the butter and flour together to make the crumble. My fingers and fingernails would always ended up with sticky clumps and would take a long time to scrub them clean. 

So when I came across this recipe that showed just a good stir to make a crumble, I was all up for trying it out. It's also a great way to use up bruised and slightly old apples. Sure, the published image didn't look appealing but I knew better than to judge a recipe just by its photo. Another thing I liked about it was the fact it had oats which I thought added a good addition of texture, taste, and made it just that little bit healthier - which we love. Any excuse to justify eating pudding!

Individual portion of apple crumble with a dollop of yoghurt.

Of course, with most recipes we do jig them here and there to make them more suitable for our household so we reduced the amount of sugar, increased the amount of oats and flour, and we never found that there was enough crumble for the top and bottom so we just have it on the top. So this is our version.

Ingredients

• 4/5 apples cored and chopped/sliced (we never bother to peel them)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup wholemeal flour
• 1/2 cup butter, melted (about 115g - I find it hard to measure butter in cups)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

• Preheat to 175 degrees C
• If you are using a metal tray, line it with baking parchment. If you use a ceramic one, there is no need to.
• Spread the chopped/sliced apples at the bottom of the tray. Sprinkle cinnamon over the apples. If you like cinnamon, you can add more to the crumble mixture.
• In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, oats, flour and butter. Mix until crumbly.
• Spread the crumble even over the apples.
• Put into the tray in the oven for about 40 minutes under golden brown.
• Serve with a dollop of yogurt, or if you deserve it, a scoop of ice cream!

Apple Crumble straight out of the oven.

Apple crumble with yogurt and a swirl of vanilla paste

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