Apple Plum Almond Chocolate Crumble

Hi

Wow!!!!!! What a lengthy name:-). Well! Again i am late in posting for this months SWEET PUNCH challenge.Hmmmm….too many reasons……This was indeed a challenge….You think the recipe or the preparation was tough????????…NOO….It was the easiest one and which we could prepare very easily and in a very less time. Then why was it challenging????????From the moment i started to cut the fruits there were many visitors, A.C technician to service the A.C’s in winter:-), The frantic neighbor’s call because she lost her house keys……..goodness the list goes on. Ultimately i decided to go ahead with my Dessert:-). Preparation was very easy and i scooped the fruit mixture first and then the crumble as told in the original recipe and waited impatiently till it baked…….As i waited, my daughter said”MOM!! YOUR CRUMBLE IS MAKING MY STOMACH GRUMBLE!!!!!”……well! it was past dinner time and i still had not served them dinner and the choco flavour from the bake was too good to resist. Then after a very hurried dinner, we had this lovely dessert.

INGREDIENTS

The original recipe is here

Apple (diced into very small pieces) 1

Plum( diced into small pieces) 1

Light Brown Sugar 15 gms

Lemon Juice of 1/2 the lemon

Chocolate 50 gms(grated)

CRUMBLE

All purpose flour 50 gms

Butter 25 gms

Chocolate 15 gms

Light Brown Sugar 25 gms

Blanched Almonds(sliced) 25 gms

PREPARATION

Preheat the oven to 180 C

Grease 3 teacups or Ramekins

In a bowl mix together the cut apples, plums, brown sugar, lemon juice and chocolate.
Spoon this mixture into the cups equally

To make the crumble, place the flour and butter in a bowl and mix it with finger tips till it forms a mixture like bread crumbs. Now add the sugar, chocolate and almonds

Spoon this crumble over the fruit mixture and press down lightly.

Place the tea cups in a baking tray and bake for 30- 35 minutes until bubbling

Taste awesome when served with a dollop of ice cream:-)

Verdict:

The first impression…….i had to actually peep into the tea cup as if i was looking into a well:-)….i hadn’t scooped enough mixture( Forgot that this would not rise like a cake..LOL)

The taste was heavenly!!!I could actually feel the different textures as i scooped through. Lovely chocolate flavour

It was simply a great dessert.

Thank you SWEET PUNCH. Thank you Divya

Veena