Apple Coconut Crumble

Apple Coconut  Crumble

Prep time:10 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Total Time:50 minutes

Servings:4

Apple Coconut Crumble is a very humble crumble dessert that can be enjoyed  by itself or paired up with cream or ice cream. It is a very easy dessert to bake. All you need to do for this dessert is assemble the apple and crumble mix in a baking dish. Then, just an hour before serving bake it. By doing so, the dessert can be enjoyed warm. Apple Coconut Crumble is a dessert that never lets you down, You can  use the green  apples or the red apples. 

Ingredients:

FOR APPLE LAYER:

• 2 apples peeled  and chopped(green or red apple)
• 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup of water

FOR CRUMBLE:

• 2 tablespoon plain flour
• 2 tablespoon oats
• 2 tablespoon desiccated coconut 
• 2 tablespoon chopped  mixed nuts(I used a mix of cashew nuts and walnuts)
• 3 tablespoon chilled butter
• 1/4  teaspoon  cinnamon powder
• 4 tablespoon powdered sugar or castor sugar

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

FOR APPLE LAYER:

1. Mix the chopped apple, cinnamon powder, brown sugar and water in a saucepan and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes till apples are soft
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Spread a layer of it in an oven proof dish and keep aside
   

FOR THE CRUMBLE:

1. To make the crumble mix the plain flour, oats, desiccated coconut , nuts,butter, cinnamon powder and sugar in a  bowl.
   
   
   
   
2. Spoon the crumble mixture over the apples
   
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes . Reduce temperature to 160 degrees Celsius for another 10 to 15 minutes till the crumble is golden.
   
4. Serve with ice-cream, custard or cream or enjoy it just like that 
   

Tips:

You can use oats flour instead of plain flour. Some berries could be also added to the saucepan along with the apples. 

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