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Strawberry & Blueberry Crumble

  • Time preparation 15 minutes
  • cook time 25 minutes
  • Serve Serves 4

  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • Juice of 1 medium orange
  • 450g strawberries, hulled, halved or quartered depending on size
  • 200g blueberries
  • 40g caster sugar
  • For the crumble topping:
  • 100g plain flour
  • 40g caster sugar
  • 50g butter, diced
  • 75g marzipan, coarsely grated
  • Finely grated rind ½ orange
  • Vanilla ice cream to serve

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Fan 180ºC/Gas 4. Mix the cornflour and orange juice together in the base of a medium saucepan. Add the strawberries, blueberries and sugar to the pan then cook over a medium to low heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring until the berries begin to soften slightly. Spoon into 4 x 250ml individual ovenproof dishes.

To make the crumble add the flour, sugar and butter to a mixing bowl and rub in the butter with fingertips or an electric mixer until fine crumbs. Stir in the marzipan and orange rind.

Spoon the crumble over the fruit and bake for 20-25 minutes until the crumble is golden brown and the juices are bubbling around the edges. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • Juice of 1 medium orange
  • 450g strawberries, hulled, halved or quartered depending on size
  • 200g blueberries
  • 40g caster sugar
  • For the crumble topping:
  • 100g plain flour
  • 40g caster sugar
  • 50g butter, diced
  • 75g marzipan, coarsely grated
  • Finely grated rind ½ orange
  • Vanilla ice cream to serve

Method

Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Fan 180ºC/Gas 4. Mix the cornflour and orange juice together in the base of a medium saucepan. Add the strawberries, blueberries and sugar to the pan then cook over a medium to low heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring until the berries begin to soften slightly. Spoon into 4 x 250ml individual ovenproof dishes.

To make the crumble add the flour, sugar and butter to a mixing bowl and rub in the butter with fingertips or an electric mixer until fine crumbs. Stir in the marzipan and orange rind.

Spoon the crumble over the fruit and bake for 20-25 minutes until the crumble is golden brown and the juices are bubbling around the edges. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

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