Hi all, have a heap of apples coming my way from my Mums neighbour. Usually make the edmonds recipe crumble, my nephews love it - BUT, wondering if i cook it, then freeze, or freeze "raw" any ideas?

kay34 - 2020-02-08 18:54:00

Both, we normally cook partially.

smallwoods - 2020-02-08 19:44:00

kay34, I have made apple crumble both with raw grated apples and cooked apples - either makes a nice crumble but I have not and don't think I would make/cook then freeze the complete apple crumble dessert. If you wish, for convenience, cook and freeze the apples and separately freeze the prepared crumble topping then it takes no time to put the two together ready for the oven. An alternative that you might like to try with the apple abundance is this:-

HASTY TASTY APPLE PUDDING
3-4 cups stewed apples (preferably unsweetened)
freshly grated nutmeg
50g butter
1 household tbsp golden syrup
4 thick slices bread - white or of choice - (cubed)

Place the apples in a greased shallow ovenproof dish, then sprinkle the apples with the freshly grated nutmeg. Place the dish of apples in a 180ºC oven to heat through.
Meanwhile heat the butter and golden syrup together, and as soon as the butter has melted, thoroughly mix the butter and golden syrup together, then add the bread cubes and quickly toss to coat them as evenly as possible with the melted mixture. to be continued. Spread the bread cubes evenly over the warmed apple and return the dish to the oven for 20-30 minutes or until the bread cubes are golden brown and crisp.
Serves 4.

By basing the quantities required on:- per person - 1 cup apple, 1 slice bread, 1 dessertspoon butter and a generous teaspoon golden syrup, this recipe can easily be increased or decreased according to the number of servings required. :-))

245sam - 2020-02-08 23:44:00

Apple crumble freezes and thaws in perfect condition...just don't overcook it in the first place.
Thaw and reheat.

wheelz - 2020-02-09 17:23:00