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Rachel Allen’s plum and apple crumble

By: Rachel Allen

Published: 30 Sep 08
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Chef Rachel Allen says: “Everybody loves crumble and adding oat flakes to the topping gives a nice, crunchy texture. I’ve used plums here but you can make this with whatever fruit is in season.”

Find out how to get the perfect crumble texture in step 2, as well.

Easy
October 2008

Test kitchen approved

Serves 6
Takes 15 min to make and 15-45 min in the oven

Find out how to get the perfect crumble texture in step 2, as well.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 349kcals
Fat: 11.2g (6.6g saturated)
Protein: 4g
Carbohydrates: 58.6g (35.3g sugar)
Salt: 0.2g

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Ingredients

550g plums, quartered and stoned
3 Bramley apples, peeled and cut into chunks
50g golden caster sugar

For the crumble

75g butter
170g plain flour
30g oat flakes
75g golden caster sugar

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Divide the plums and apples between 6 x 300ml bowls or a 1.2-litre pie dish and sprinkle with the caster sugar.
Make the crumble. Rub the butter into the flour and oats just until the mixture resembles very coarse breadcrumbs (rub it in too much and the topping won’t be crunchy), then mix in the sugar.
Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the fruit and bake for 15 minutes for small crumbles or 30-45 minutes for a large crumble, or until cooked and golden. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.