How to make a delicious fruity Gruffalo Crumble

Method

• step 1

  Preheat the oven to 180 ̊C/Gas Mark 4.

• step 2

  Peel and core the apples, then chop them into bite-size pieces.

• step 3

  Put the chopped apples and blackberries in a large mixing bowl. Save a handful of blackberries for later.

• step 4

  Add the cinnamon, caster sugar and apple juice and give everything a good stir.

• step 5

  Tip the fruit mixture into the baking dish.

• step 6

  Cut the butter into small cubes of around 1cm.

• step 7

  Put the butter in the other large mixing bowl and add the flour.

• step 8

  Use your fingers to rub the butter and flour together until the mixture looks like crumbs.

• step 9

  Stir in the oats and brown sugar.

• step 10

  Sprinkle the mixture over the fruit in the baking dish. Try and cover it as evenly as you can.

• step 11

  Stick the remaining blackberries into the top of the crumble to decorate.

• step 12

  Cook for 40 minutes.