Apple and Blackberry Crumble

By Lucy Parissi

4.25 from 8 votes

, Updated Aug 25, 2025

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Apple and Blackberry Crumble is the ultimate Autumn dessert! Seasonal apples and blackberries topped with a crunchy and buttery crumble topping. Delicious served warm with ice cream, custard or pouring cream. 

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I think of Apple and Blackberry Crumble as the quintessential British dessert. While I love crumbles of all types, there’s something truly magical about the combination of apples and blackberries. 

The sweetness of the apples balances out the slight tartness of the juicy blackberries with the crumble topping tying it all together in one irresistible combo. 

What’s more, to turn this into a vegan apple and blackberry crumble – all you have to do is use a dairy-free butter (such as Flora Plant B+tter Salted Vegan Alternative to Butter) and serve with oat or soya cream.

If you are in North America and used to cobblers and crisps I hope you will give this British crumble recipe a go! 

Here’s what you will need

• Apples – cooking apples such as Bramley are best. But if you are lucky enough to have an apple tree in your yard, feel free to use whatever apples you have on hand. If you use smaller apples then use 5-6.
• Blackberries – I used foraged blackberries in this crumble but you can easily find blackberries in supermarkets and grocery stores these days. The wild blackberries are generally more tart than store-bought so you might need to adjust the amount of sugar.
• Lemon juice, cinnamon, Demerara sugar, a little flour and butter (or vegan alternative) round off our blackberry apple crumble filling.
• The crumble topping needs only three ingredients – flour, sugar and butter. I also added Biscoff biscuit crumbs and I must say they add such a delicious caramelly touch! Use a vegan butter if preferred. 

TOP TIP: if you go blackberry picking make sure to avoid brambles growing by the road or too low to the ground. Rinse well before using and throw out any spoiled berries.

How to Make Apple and Blackberry Crumble

1. Use a vegetable peeler to peel the apples, then core and slice them. Place in a large pie plate or oven safe ceramic dish (I used this Pyrex glass dish). Toss with the lemon, sugar, cinnamon and flour.

2. Add the blackberries and use a spoon to gently combine them. Dot with the butter, cover the pie dish with foil or a large oven-safe pot lid and bake for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the crumble topping. Crush the Biscoff cookies in a mini chopper or place in a bag and gently crush with a rolling pin. Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until you have a crumbly texture that holds together in small lumps when pinched. 

4. Take the pie dish out of the oven using mitts. Top with the crumble, pinching some of it into small clumps and sprinkle with the Biscoff biscuit crumbs.

5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the crumble filling is bubbling through at the edges. Cool slightly before serving to allow for the filling to firm up and avoid burning your mouth! Spoon into bowls and serve with ice cream, custard or cream and prepare to fall in love at first spoonful!

Recipe Tips and FAQs

• If you are using foraged blackberries you have picked yourself make sure to give them a thorough clean. Put them in a bowl and cover with cold water, drain and repeat until the water is clear. The wild blackberries also give this pudding its Bramble Apple Crumble name.
• Turn this into an apple blackberry crisp if you prefer by my oat crumble topping instead of the topping in this recipe.
• Replace the Biscoff crumbs with Demerara sugar or experiment with using other types of cookies – I think custard creams would be an interesting variation!
• I used self raising flour in the crumble to give it a little lift. You can use plain / all purpose flour if you prefer with a pinch of baking powder.
• Cover the crumble and keep in the fridge for up to three days, reheating in the microwave before serving. 

You will also like…

• Easy Homemade Blackberry Jam
• Rhubarb Crumble with Oat Crumble Topping
• Dorset Apple Cake
• Eve’s Pudding – Classic Apple Sponge Cake
• Quick and Easy Apple Cinnamon Bread
• Easy Apple Scones 

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4.25 from 8 votes

Apple and Blackberry Crumble

By Lucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes

Apple and Blackberry Crumble is the ultimate Autumn dessert! Seasonal apples and blackberries topped with a crunchy and buttery crumble topping. Delicious served warm with ice cream, custard, pouring cream or vegan alternatives.

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

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Equipment

• Ninja Express Food Chopper
• Digital scales
• Oxo Peeler
• 10 ½ inch pie dish

Ingredients

For the filling

• ▢ 4 large cooking apples Bramley apples preferably
• ▢ 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tbsp flour , plain / all purpose
• ▢ 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢ 4 tbsp Demerara sugar
• ▢ 2 cups (300g) blackberries wild or cultivated
• ▢ 2 tbsp (30g) cold butter or vegan alternative, cubed

For the crumble topping

• ▢ 10 Biscoff biscuits or use 3 tbsp Demerara sugar
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups (150g) self-rising flour or all-purpose flour with ½ tsp baking powder
• ▢ 1 cup (100g) golden caster sugar or light brown sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢ ½ cup (115g) cold unsalted butter or vegan alternative, cubed

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) Peel, core and slice the apples and place in a
• Add the blackberries and use a spoon to combine them gently. Dot with the butter, cover the pie dish with foil or a large oven-safe pot lid and bake for 20 minutes.
  2 cups (300g) blackberries, 2 tbsp (30g) cold butter
  
• Prepare the crumble topping. Crush the Biscoff cookies, if using, in a food processor or place in a bag and gently crush with a rolling pin.
  10 Biscoff biscuits
  
• Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl then rub in the butter until you have a crumbly texture that holds together in small lumps. If the texture feels too dry you can add a bit more butter. If it feels too greasy, add a little more flour.
  1 ¼ cups (150g) self-rising flour, 1 cup (100g) golden caster sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ½ cup (115g) cold unsalted butter
  
• Take the pie dish out of the oven using mitts. Top with the crumble, pinching some of it into small clumps and sprinkle with the Biscoff biscuit crumbs.
  
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the crumble filling is bubbling through at the edges. Cool slightly before serving to allow for the filling to firm up.
• Spoon into bowls and serve warm with ice cream, custard or cream.

Notes

• If you are using foraged blackberries you have picked yourself make sure to give them a thorough clean. Put them in a bowl and cover with cold water, drain and repeat until the water is clear. The wild blackberries also give this pudding its Bramble Crumble name.
• If you prefer you can use my oat crumble topping instead of the topping in this recipe.
• Replace the Biscoff crumbs with Demerara sugar or experiment with using other types of cookies – I think custard creams would be an interesting variation!
• I used self raising flour in the crumble to give it a little lift. You can use plain / all purpose flour if you prefer with a pinch of baking powder.
• Cover the crumble and keep in the fridge for up to three days, reheating in the microwave before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 217mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 936IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.

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