Christmas crumble

Enjoy a festive crumble made with apples, cranberries and mixed spice. Serve warm with cream or custard for the ultimate comfort dessert

Ingredients

• 1 kg apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 150 g frozen cranberries
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp mixed spice
• 75 g caster sugar
• 125 g plain flour
• 100 g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 50 g caster sugar
• 0.5 tsp mixed spice

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Tip the apples, cranberries, spices and sugar into a 22cm square baking dish and mix well to combine.
2. For the crumble, rub the flour and butter together using your fingertips until you have a breadcrumb-like consistency. Stir in the sugar and mixed spice. Sprinkle the crumble in an even layer over the fruit, then bake for 35-40 mins until golden on top and bubbling at the edges. Leave to cool slightly, then serve warm.