This delicious recipe has been inspired by NHS hospital food I had chance to enjoy for the last few days… I don’t think I have ever tried crumble with ginger before but I really liked the idea and as soon as I got home, after complicated childbirth, I had to recreate it.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 kg apples before coring (cubed)
- 400 g tin of chopped rhubarb (drained) – fresh, diced rhubarb can be also used
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- ½ – 1 tsp ginger powder or some fresh one (grated)
for the topping
- 1 cup plain flour
- ½ cup oats
- ¼ cup soft brown sugar (I used dark brown)
- 100 g unsalted butter
EQUIPMENT
- 6 ramekin dishes
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180°C (356°F).
- Core and cube apples, place them in a small pot and simmer for 3 – 5 minutes till apples are softened.
- Remove from fire, stir in vanilla sugar, ginger powder and rhubarb. Share mixture into ramekin dishes.
- In meantime prepare topping, mix all ingredients together with your fingers till it is looking like crumbs.
- Sprinkle over the fruits, place in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes till crunchy and bubbling.
- Serve warm or cooled down.
Serves 6 people.
TIPS
If using fresh rhubarb just dice it and simmer together with apples for couple of minutes.
If using fresh ginger, grate it and cook together with apples.
NOTES
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I just made a rhubarb, plum, and ginger crumble the other day and we loved it–will have to try with apples, too. And last night I made an apple and boysenberry crumble with nuts and oatmeal in the crumble. Yours looks lovely! I just love the autumn season when it starts getting cool enough for crumbles.
I didn’t know you were in the hospital–I hope you are OK!
This looks pretty easy to make. I wonder if it would be possible to cut back on the brown sugar and add in some finely chopped dates? I guess 1/4 cup isn’t much really – after all everything else is so healthy!
Crumble addict over here. It’s so easy to make, and I love tart fruit. I use oats in the topping, too, by the way.
This sounds so good! fantastic combination!
Thank you for all the comments.
@ Abigail – yes, thank you, I’m fine.
I was in the hospital having a baby :)
@ Liz – cutting the sugar isn’t a bad idea, it would be even more healthy, but I haven’t try it, kids wouldn’t like it, especially with sour rhubarb.
@ Scott – This is the second time I tried to make crumble, second time after leaving the hospital… For some reason crumble is always on the menu on labour ward ;)
@ Dimah – Thank you, this is my favourite crumble so far.
Great way to welcome fall!