Apple and apricot crunch

Method

• step 1

  Chop cooking apples (1-3 depending on the size of your dish) into small chunks.

• step 2

  Put apple chunks into a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil.

• step 3

  Add cinnamon and reduce the heat to simmer.

• step 4

  Stir for 5-7 minutes until apples soften.

• step 5

  While your apples are softening, place butter and flour into a separate bowl and rub together with your hands until they become breadcrumb-like, then stir in the sugar.

• step 6

  Chop (4-6) apricots into pieces, removing the stones if using fresh fruit.

• step 7

  Take the apples off the heat and mix in the apricot pieces.

• step 8

  Put the mixture into your baking dish.

• step 9

  Spoon your crumb mix evenly onto the apples and apricots.

• step 10

  Sprinkle ground almonds on the very top.

• step 11

  Place in the oven for around 30 minutes or until the topping turns a golden brown.

• step 12

  It’ll be piping hot so wait for it to cool down before serving!

• step 13

  Make this extra crunchy by sprinkling flaked rather than ground almonds on the top.