Toffee Apple Crumble

Gooey, buttery and sweet at the same time, this toffee apple crumble will be the answer to your dessert cravings with the right amount of crunch and aroma.

Yield: Serves 6
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Difficulty Level: 1/5

Ingredients

• 8 green-skinned apples, peeled, cored, thickly sliced
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon, plus 1 tsp extra
• ½ x 400 g can caramel
• ¼ cup thickened cream
• ¾ cup gluten-free plain flour
• ⅓ cup demerara sugar
• ⅓ cup flaked almonds
• ¼ cup desiccated coconut
• 100 g butter
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• Vanilla custard, to serve

Steps

01. Preheat oven to 180 C. Place a 20-cm (base measurement) 2-litre (8 cups) round ovenproof dish on an oven tray. Combine apple and cinnamon in a heavy-based saucepan over moderate heat. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 6 mins or until apple is tender. Remove from heat. Cool. Add caramel and cream; mix well. Spoon into prepared dish.

02. Sift flour and extra cinnamon into a bowl. Stir in demerara sugar, flaked almonds and desiccated coconut. Melt butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Stir into flour mixture to form coarse crumbles. Sprinkle over apples in dish.

03. Bake for 20 mins or until golden. Serve with custard.

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