Dried fruit crumble
Preparation Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: Serves 4 - 6
A fun and easy recipe to make and enjoy
Ingredients
500g mixed dried fruit, such as prunes, apples and apricots
5ml ground mixed spice
3ml ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
250ml water
60ml (50 g) sugar
5ml custard powder
Topping
125ml (70 g) Snowflake nutty wheat
60g butter or margarine
60ml (50 g) caramel brown sugar
Method
- Combine dried fruit, spices, water and sugar in a medium, heavy-based saucepan. Simmer for about 1 minutes, until fruit is soft.
- Mix custard powder in a little water and add to dried fruit mixture. Boil for a few minutes to thicken sauce. Spoon mixture into a greased, medium ovenproof dish.
- Topping: Sift flour and add bran left behind in sieve. Rub in butter with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add sugar. Sprinkle over fruit.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 25 minutes until crumble is golden brown and crisp. Serve with custard or whipped cream.
