Blackberry and apple crumble with sloe gin syrup

Blackberry and apple crumble with sloe gin syrup

Susy Atkins’ crumble recipe uses apples, blackberries and sloe gin – a wonderful dessert to warm you up during the winter season.

Blackberry and apple crumble with sloe gin syrup

  • Serves icon Serves 6-8
  • Time icon Hands-on time 60 min, simmering time 1 hour, oven time 40 min

Susy Atkins’ crumble recipe uses apples, blackberries and sloe gin – a wonderful dessert to warm you up during the winter season.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
761kcals
Fat
27.3g (13.6g saturated)
Protein
5g
Carbohydrates
72.5g (53.2g sugars)
Fibre
5.6g
Salt
0.5g

Ingredients

  • 700ml sloe gin
  • 750g peeled and cored cooking apples, sliced
  • 100g caster sugar, plus extra if needed
  • 450g wild or cultivated brambles (blackberries), washed and drained
  • 75g shelled hazelnuts
  • 200g plain flour
  • 200g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 75g soft brown sugar
  • Cream, ideally clotted, to serve

You’ll also need… 

  • 1.2 litre pie dish
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 175°C/155°C fan/gas 3¾. To make the sloe gin syrup, pour the gin into a large, heavy-based saucepan and bring to the boil, then turn down the heat to a steady simmer. Reduce the gin by three quarters – it takes about 1 hour on a low heat. Near the end, taste for sweetness, adding a little caster sugar if needed. This makes about 200ml rich dark syrup.
  2. Put the apples in a saucepan with the 100g caster sugar and 100ml cold water. Cook over a medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes until the apples soften. They should bubble quite a lot – stir regularly to stop them sticking to the pan.
  3. When the apples are soft, add the brambles. Stir and cook just for a minute or two, then carefully transfer the mixture to a 1.2 litre pie dish and set aside.
  4. To make the crumble, heat a dry non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the hazelnuts and toast for 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden. Leave to cool, then roughly chop. Put the flour in a mixing bowl, then add the butter in small pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips. Mix in the sugar and nuts, again using your fingertips.
  5. Scatter the crumble over the fruit to cover, then bake for 40 minutes or until golden. Don’t worry if a little juice seeps out from under the topping. Serve with cream and the sloe gin syrup.

Nutrition

Calories
761kcals
Fat
27.3g (13.6g saturated)
Protein
5g
Carbohydrates
72.5g (53.2g sugars)
Fibre
5.6g
Salt
0.5g

delicious. tips

  1. Homemade sloe gin can be bitter so you may need to sweeten it. A cheap supermarket sloe gin is also fine.

  2. You can freeze the crumble topping and filling separately for up to 3 months; or fully prep the crumble, cover and chill for up to 48 hours.

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Recipe By

Susy Atkins

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