Could we have a crumble thread please?

[MagratsHair]

I tried to buy blackberries today to put them in a crumble with some apples, but they are non existent in Tescos atm. I'm going to use defrosted cherries instead but although I bake lots I'm not really experienced in crumbles & am not sure what fruit is good or not. There's a damson tree nearby, would they be good in the autumn?

Inspire me, what's your favourite crumble?

Pick Blackberries straight from the brambles if there are any near you. They were just coming into fruit before we went on holiday last week, so I imagine they are fairly abundant atm.

Yes, damsons would be good, if you can be bothered to stone them all - tho you mention cherries, so I guess you have a good method of destoning.

We've had blackcurrant crumble recently, which was good.

DS1 adores good old apple crumble above all.

Blackberry and apple may suit you?

We have lots of blackberries in our garden. Even if we didn't I wouldn't buy them: just pick them from the hedgerows!

tinned peach or apples generally. tinned peaches are pretty inexpensive, so that's usually my option.

I haven't seen many brambles out yet...but I have been on holiday for 2 weeks!
Ooo love picking brambles for apple crumble! Autumn is definitely here

Any fruit is good, tbh, I've not tried one yet that doesn't work in a crumble (Ok, now I've thought about it, melons probably aren't brilliant in a crumble, and probably some other exotic fruits )
Anyway, cherries or damsons will be lovely, you just need to adjust the sugar level, depending on how tart the fruit is. Raspberry and apple is gorgeous

Northumberlandlass - assuming you live where your name suggests, we were eating blackberries less than 100 miles south of you last week.

Banana crumble? I like cooked bananas, but I'm not sure.

I use fruit of the forest frozen berries in a crumble fairly regularly along with pear or apple.

Always put a good bit of cinnamon into th crumble part.

I do not hold with mucking around with crumble - but Michel roux lightly cooks the fruit and then bakes the crumble topping seperately .

You then put together, heat through and serve.

I hate soggy crumble and mine is now epic!

I quite often used tinned pears with a sprinkling of ginger or cinnamon. Oh I really want crumble and custard now.

Morrisons have lovely blackberries in now. I have a big blackberry bush ! In the garden. I love brambling with the kids. We have some out already and I am very far north.

Ooo Addicted, I will send boys out this week foraging

crumbles have a lot of sugar and butter so IMO are better with a tart fruit, such as gooseberries, rhubarb or green Granny Smiths. Raspberries will do.

Not something sweet like bananas or peaches.

Oooo, gooseberry or plum crumble...lovely!

Like most fruit, but the favourite combo is rhubarb and strawberries.

For the topping - ground almond, flaked almond, oats and/or ginger biscuits.

We've just had a blackberry picking session from some hedgerows locally today. I can't imagine why people buy them really.

I buy the mixed berries from the freezer section, they don't seen to lose anything in taste. I soak them overnight in Pimms and call it my tipsy crumble. It's fabulous!!

Apple, sultana and cinnamon
Apple and pear
Rhubarb and raspberry
Banana and tinned apricots

AgathaF Possibly because some people live in the middle of cities & any wild brambles have been choked by exhaust fumes & are not fit to eat.

Frozen fruits of the forest (defrosted!) with a tin of peaches.

Also use a ready made crumble mix from M and S that you mix which butter, ruddy delicious,

I sometimes finely grate some lemon zest into my crumble mix - yum!

pears with chocolate crumble....sub in a couple of tbs of cocoa for flour...makes a damned mess of your fingernails though.

Yum, like,the idea of grated lemon zest in the crumble,mix.

Have also used crumbled pecans too, think it was a Nigella recipe for plum crumble.

We have boxes of blackberries and bags of apple puree from my parents' garden in the freezer (my mum brings more every time she sees us), so I made this
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/778642/apple-and-blackberry-crumble

It is nice, and you can make the crumble, then cook the fruit, then put it all together and bake while you are eating dinner so it is done when you finish. I intend to make another today at DD's request, and now I have some other crumble ideas from the thread for when/ if we ever finish the apples and blackberries. I particularly like the idea of pear and chocolate or tinned peach and pineapple.

Definitely pear and chocolate crumble. Crushed pineapple is also a good one.