Strawberry Crumble
Total Time
50 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(62)
Ingredients
6 servings
- 3/4 cup rolled oats / oatmeal (quick cooking is ok)
- 3/4 cup white flour (, plain/all purpose)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (loosely packed)
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- Pinch of salt
- 90g / 6 tbsp unsalted butter (, melted)
- 1 kg / 2 lb strawberries (, ripe)
- 2 1/2 tbsp cornflour / cornstarch
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup white sugar (Note 1)
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Vanilla ice cream (, dollop cream or custard)
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Step 2
Topping:
Step 3
Place all ingredients except butter in a bowl. Mix to combine. Add butter and mix to incorporate.
Step 4
Strawberry Filling:
Step 5
Hull / cut top off strawberries. Cut larger ones in half, leave small ones whole (2cm / 4/5" height).
Step 6
Place strawberries in bowl. Scatter over cornflour, toss well to coat evenly.
Step 7
Add sugar, water and vanilla. Mix well.
Step 8
Assemble and bake:
Step 9
Pour strawberries into a baking pan (Note 2). Crumble over topping, using your fingers to get some nice crumbly chunks.
Step 10
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the Topping is deep golden and the strawberry syrup is bubbling up energetically all around the edges - see video, this is a key sign that the strawberry sauce has thickened sufficiently.
Step 11
Stand for a few minutes before serving with ice cream or your choice of topping.
Step 12
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