This site uses only a few technical cookies necessary for its operation. By continuing to browse, you accept their use.
To find out more...
To find out more...
Fruit crumble
A fruit pudding: very easy to do and delicious: just a layer of fruit with a golden crunchy topping.
364 K 3.8/5 (154 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
3 crumbles
5 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 3 crumbles, you will need:
- 1
300 g butter - 2
300 g caster sugar - 3
225 g flour - 4
225 g ground almonds - 5
3 kgs fruit of your choice - Total weight: 4,050 grams
Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
You can use any fruits in season: apples, pears, plums, red fruits, apricots, raspberries, pineapple, etc.
If you use large fruit for your crumble (apples, pears, plums,...): peel, remove the core or stone, and cut into small pieces.
Put a good layer of fruit into the dish.
If you use large fruit for your crumble (apples, pears, plums,...): peel, remove the core or stone, and cut into small pieces.
Put a good layer of fruit into the dish.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Then add 300 g butter cut into small pieces.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Rub in lightly with your fingtips. You should get a mix something like breadcrumbs, and no problems if there are still a few lumps of butter.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cover the layer of fruit with the crumle topping, you should not leave any fruit showing otherwise it will burn during cooking.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
Put in the oven for about 30 minutes, until top is nicely browned. If necessary finish under the grill.
Stage 8
Serve warm, preferably with a large dollop of creme chantilly.
Remarks
If your fruits are slightly acid, your can sprinkle some sugar on, before adding crumble mix. Be careful because doing this bring out the juice during cooking. On the other hand, if your fruits are very sweet or a bit lacking in flavour, add lemon juice.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 70 RDI=30 % | 870 RDI=80 % | 380 RDI=60 % | 7,130 RDI=360 % | 29,840 RDI: 360 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 9 RDI=1 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 740 RDI: 9 % |
| Per crumble | 20 RDI=8 % | 290 RDI=30 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 2,380 RDI=120 % | 9,950 RDI: 120 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 crumbles : 22.10 €
- Per crumble : 7.40 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some other recipes using this recipe
Pannacotta and blackcurrant crumble
This is a glass of pannacotta, with a layer of blackcurrent coulis, and a crunchy almond crumble scatterd on top.
250 K3.8 1 hour 25 min.
This recipe uses (among others)
Fruit of your choice
Like these other recipes: Fruit coulis (fruit purée), ... See them all 1
Caster sugar
Like these other recipes: Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Soft chocolate-orange cake, Citrus tart, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, ... See them all 361
Butter
Like these other recipes: Loaf for "les filles'", Nicholas's fish, Salad greens and small omelette, Flognarde, Mont d'or in brioche, ... See them all 474
Flour
Like these other recipes: Crackers, Little Christmas biscuits, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Two-olive ciabatta, Pistachio madeleines, ... See them all 202
Other recipes you may also like
Comtoise endive salad
An endive salad given a hearty boost with fried croutons, diced Comté cheese and Morteau sausage.March 10th 202139 K 30 min.
Chestnut cake
This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and sweet chestnut purée.May 8th 2020343 K5 1 hour 15 min.
Fresh fruit in sabayon
Fresh grapefruit and / or pears, covered with a sabayon and a pinch of citrus crunch.February 21th 2011293 K4.7 55 min.
European glass
A little dessert that's rather long to make, but which will always impress your guests. Layered in a glass: a jellied red fruit coulis, a layer of pineapple charlotte cream, a layer of kiwi coulis, topped with a peeled clementine segment. It's "european" because it resembles the italian flag, and in...August 15th 2010237 K5 2 hours 30 min.
Bouquet garni
Used very frequently in French cuisine, a secret of French chefs, it adds flavour to a lot of recipes, and it's easy to prepare. The basic principle is to make a small bundle of herbs, bind them in green leek leaves and to tie it up, so that the whole thing can be removed and discarded easily after...March 21th 2017425 K3.5 15 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-08-24)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe (as 2 people already do)
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.