British · dessert

Apple Crumble

Name: Apple Crumble
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 lbs cooking apples (Bramley); 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 cup plain flour; 6 tbsp cold butter; 1/2 cup rolled oats; 1/3 cup demerara sugar; pinch of salt

Apple Crumble reads sweetness 7.0, citrus 5.2 and sourness 5.0 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a British dessert, about 50 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 3.3 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 8.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 6.7 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 2.1 / 10
Rich & Fat — 4.7 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 2.3 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sweetness 7.0 · Citrus 5.2 · Sourness 5.0 · Fruity 4.7 · Richness 4.1 · Salinity 3.1 · Warm Spice 2.1 · Nutty 2.0 · Earthy 1.8 · Bitterness 1.7 · Floral 1.6 · Umami 1.3 · Marine & Briny 0.8 · Herbaceous 0.6

What's in it (9)

2 lbs cooking apples (Bramley)
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup plain flour
6 tbsp cold butter
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup demerara sugar
pinch of salt

Time & effort: about 50 min (15 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 269.2 kcal, 14.6 g protein, 12.6 g fat, 27.8 g carbs

Dietary: Vegetarian · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (4 steps)

Peel, core, and slice apples, toss with sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice, and place in a baking dish.
Rub cold butter into flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in oats and demerara sugar.
Scatter the crumble topping over the apples and bake at 190C for 35-40 minutes until golden and bubbling.
Serve warm with custard or cream.

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