Apple, cider & oat crisp

Name: Apple, cider & oat crisp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 ml cider; 4 Waitrose Pink Lady Apples; 1 tsp clear honey; 50 g light brown soft sugar; 50 g plain flour; 50 g plain flour; 50 g jumbo oats; 30 g pecans, roughly chopped; 50 g unsalted butter, cubed and chilled; Cème fraîche or ice cream, to serve (optional)

A smart twist on apple crumble. The cider gives a grown-up tang, while pecans and oats add extra crunch. Cook and serve this dessert in the Le Creuset Stoneware Oval Oven Dish, 27cm – the ultimate all-in-one piece, it can be used in the oven, microwave, fridge, freezer and under the grill, and is dishwasher safe too.

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Vegetarian

Serves4
CourseDessert
Prepare10 mins
Cook55 mins
Total time1 hr 5 mins

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500ml cider
4 Waitrose Pink Lady Apples
1 tsp clear honey
50g light brown soft sugar
50g plain flour
50g plain flour
50g jumbo oats
30g pecans, roughly chopped
50g unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
Cème fraîche or ice cream, to serve (optional)

Put the cider in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer briskly until evaporated by half (about 15 minutes). Meanwhile, cut the apples into 2-3cm chunks, discarding the cores.
Add the apples and honey to the cider and continue to simmer until the apples are soft and the cider reduced to a syrupy sauce (about 10 minutes). Tip into a small, ovenproof dish (about 1 litre).
Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Put the sugar, flour, oats and pecans in a mixing bowl with a pinch of salt. Add the butter and rub together with your fingertips until you have a clumpy mix, then sprinkle over the fruit, piling it slightly higher in the middle. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the topping is golden. Stand for 5 minutes before serving with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, if liked.

Cook’s tip

Simple swaps

Use any other nuts you might have in the cupboard in place of the pecans; hazelnuts or walnuts are particularly delicious. Or leave them out altogether for a nut-free option.

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