Feijoa & Apple Crumble

• Ingredients
• • • Filling
    • 4 Apples
    • 1 Cup water
    • 1/2 cup lemon juice
    • 3 tablespoons sugar
    • 2 cups feijoa pulp
  • • Crumble
    • ½ cup plain flour
    • ½ cup rolled oats
    • ½ cup ground almonds
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • 150 grams cold butter

• Apple
• Feijoa
• Recipe

Like warm crumble and cool, crisp evenings, apple and feijoa make an unforgettable combination. This recipe fuses the best flavours with a crumbly topping – a seasonal favourite not-to-be-missed!

When the days begin to darken, ugg boots roll out and slow cookers unmask, now is the hour to let your thoughts crumble. So, go grab a bucket, pull on your gummies and make the most of autumn’s feijoa bounty tucked under the hedgerows.

Method

Step 1: Cut apple quarters into thick slices and put into a medium-sized saucepan. Add water, lemon juice, sugar and salt, cover and bring to the boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook for an additional two minutes. Add feijoa pulp to the saucepan, stir then cover and cook for a further two minutes until lightly poached. Drain into a colander in the sink and leave while preparing the crumble topping.

Step 2: In a deep bowl mix together flour, oats, ground almonds, brown sugar and ginger. Rub in the butter until the mixture is clinging together in clumps. Tip: Try using a grater to grate the cold butter straight into the mixture – do it in stages, i.e. grate some, then rub it in, grate some more and rub it in until the butter is finished.

Step 3: Transfer the drained fruit to a greased ovenproof dish or individual cocottes. The fruit should fill three quarters of the dish. Sprinkle crumble over the top of the fruit.

Step 4: Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes until the crumble is cooked and fruit juices start to bubble up through the crumble.

Enjoy with fresh cream, custard or ice cream. Seriously good!

Variation:

Mix it up by adding ½ cup crystallised ginger to the first step and sprinkle some on top of the crumble. Think added kick and aromatics without being too overpowering – we vouch for it!