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Cranberry Orange Crumble – the Everyday Crowd Pleaser

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With its warm, sweet fruity filling and its golden, perfectly crunchy topping, the crumble is the ideal companion to breakfasts and merende (the sweet, midafternoon Italian pauses).

Wildly easy to make and an absolute crowd pleaser, we especially love this dessert for its endless customizations.
• You can easily adjust the sweetness to your taste – working with the amount of sugar but also with the tartness of the fruit
• You can experiment with different toppings – why not try incorporating oats, nuts or seeds?
• And, above all, you can have fun with the filling. Any fruit – fresh or frozen – can be turned into a delicious crumble filling – making it a dessert suitable for any season. In summer, a crumble of juicy peaches or luscious plums is the perfect conclusion to any BBQ. In autumn, diced pears marry well with cinnamon, ginger and a big cuppa. And apples and berries are classics we can’t get enough of.

For our recipe we have chosen to use cranberries as they normally line supermarket shelves and freezers at this time of year – and we have added a hint of orange for a more complete, aromatic flavor.
Want to indulge in the ultimate treat? Serve it warm, topped with creamy gelato – as we would do in Italy!

Cranberry Orange Crumble

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Cuisine

American

Category

Baked-goods and Desserts,

Cranberry Orange Crumble

Ingredients

  • powdered sugar

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  • 2 cups / 240 gr all-purpose flour

  • ½ cup / 115 gr light brown sugar

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1 cup/ 225 gr melted, unsalted butter

  • ½ cup / 75 gr slivered almonds

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  • 2 bags/ 24 oz / 600 gr cranberries – fresh or frozen

  • 1 ½ cup / 350 gr granulated sugar

  • juice of 1 orange

  • zest of 1 orange

  • 4 tbsp all-purpose flour

  • ¼ tsp salt

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients for the topping until well combined. Place the bowl in the fridge and let the topping chill until ready to use.

  2. Preheat the oven to 375°F, and grease the Braiser with some softened butter.

  3. In a separate bowl, mix all the ingredients for the filling, then transfer them to the pre-greased Braiser.

  4. Once the oven is ready, remove the topping from the fridge, and gently break it into smaller pieces, then sprinkle it evenly over the top of the filling making sure to cover the whole surface.

  5. Bake for 30-40 minutes
    (When it comes to crumble, the key indicators for doneness are two: the top should be golden brown and the filling should be bubbling!)

  6. Allow the crumble to cool slightly before serving, then sprinkle it with powdered sugar.

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