This classic warm English dessert is tangy sweet and has a buttery melt-in-mouth crumble topping. The perfect winter dessert is served with ice cream or custard. Plus, you’d never know this recipe is vegan-friendly.
Ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this cozy apple rhubarb crumble. It’s a simple, feel-good dessert with a golden, buttery topping and a soft, sweet-tangy fruit filling. All the exact measurements are down in the recipe card at the bottom of the page:
- Granny Smith apples
- Rhubarb stalks
- Raw sugar
- Brown sugar
- Rolled oats
- Plain flour
- Plant-based margarine or vegan butter
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
Step one: Peel and core your apples, then slice them nice and thin so they soften up in the oven. Slice the rhubarb into little chunks—about the width of your thumb is perfect.
Step two: Toss it all straight into the dish with a bit of raw sugar and give it a quick mix.
Step three: In a separate bowl, throw together your oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, and margarine. Rub it all together with your fingertips until it looks like chunky breadcrumbs.
Step four: Pop the whole thing in the oven and let it do its thing. It’ll start bubbling at the edges and the top will turn golden and crisp
Step five: Let it sit for a few minutes, then serve warm or chilled with custard or ice cream.
If you LOVE rhubarb, then make sure to check out this Strawberry and Rhubarb Galette from The Unlikely Baker.
Rhubarb Apple Crumble
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
Fruit Filling
- 4 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced; approx. 600g
- 3 large rhubarb stalks sliced into ¾-inch chunks; approx. 360g
- ¼ cup granulated sugar aka raw sugar; approx. 50g
Crumble Topping
- ⅔ cup old-fashioned rolled oats approx. 60g
- ½ cup all-purpose flour approx. 60g
- ½ cup packed brown sugar light or dark; approx. 107g
- ⅓ cup plant-based butter or vegan margarine; cold; approx. 75g
- ¼ tsp salt approx. 1.5g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360°F. Lightly grease a medium baking dish (around 8×8 inches or similar).
Prepare the fruit filling:
- Add the sliced apples, chopped rhubarb, and granulated sugar to the prepared baking dish. Toss to combine and spread into an even layer.
Make the crumble topping:
- In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt. Add the cold plant-based butter and use your fingertips to rub it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Assemble & Bake:
- Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the fruit mixture.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the edges are bubbling.
- Let the crumble sit for 5–10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with vegan ice cream or custard if desired.
Sarah says
Delish!
Hong Nguyen says
Made this for my parents and they really liked it
Tine says
the crumble topping was perfect!! couldn’t stop picking at it 😍