When blackberry season is upon us, this is my favorite dessert. Blackberry season ends around October so it’s nice to combine them with sweet apples that is offset by the nutty streusel topping. This version is the same as the American fruit or apple crisp, it’s just what we call it in the U.K. The topping is always made with oats, sugar, butter and spices of choice. Sometime nuts are added, like this recipe.
Best apples for Apple and Blackberry Crumble
Any sweet red apple is perfect. Pink lady, granny smith, fuji, gala, honey crisp (when in season) are all great baking apples. We are in apple season so there should be a nice variety to choose from. In keeping with the apple theme, I bought some apple extract that intrigued me and didn’t know what to do with it. That is when apple spiced caramel sauce (picture below) came about and it is so delicious to finish off this dessert. Are you drooling yet?
Apple and Blackberry Crumble Serving Suggestion
Where this Apple and Blackberry Crumble is so very good on its own. I also love to topped it off with vanilla ice cream and apple spiced caramel sauce, or Salted Caramel Sauce.
Pan Size for Apple and Blackberry Crumble
On this particular occasion, I chose individual cast iron skillets to bake and serve the crumble in. You can also use a casserole dish or individual ceramic dishes.
Apple and Blackberry Pie
You could easily turn this into an Apple and Blackberry pie by topping the fruit filling with pie crust.
- To prevent too much bubbling over, don’t add juice above the level of the fruit.
