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Easy Cherry Apple Crumble

cherry apple crumble on a white plate with cast iron pan behind it

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Say hello to the most delightful cherry apple crumble recipe! It’s made with simple ingredients (mostly pantry staples!) and is so, so good. Cherry and apple go together incredibly well for just the right balance of sweet & tart. 

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 35
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: dessert

Ingredients

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  • 3 cups pitted fresh cherries
  • 4 small pink lady apples, peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 inch knob fresh ginger, grated
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
  • 3/4 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • salt
  • 6 tbsp cold butter, cut into slices

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Combine cherries, apples, corn starch, lemon juice, vanilla, ginger, 1/4 cup brown sugar and a pinch of salt in a 12-inch cast iron skillet. Mix until ingredients are evenly distributed and in an even layer. 
  3. In a medium mixing bowl combine oats, flour, cinnamon, a generous pinch of salt and sliced butter. Mix and work the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers by continually squeezing butter into the oat mixture. Do this until only small lumps of butter remain. 
  4. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the fruit and bake for 25-35 minutes, until topping is golden and fruit is bubbling. 
  5. Enjoy warm with ice cream or fresh whipped cream. 

Notes

skillet – a 10-inch skillet will work too, the topping will be a little more dense but that’s not a bad thing here.