Frozen Fruit Crumble

• plain flour↗100g g
• rolled oats↗50g g
• butter↗100g g

  cut into cubes

• soft light brown sugar↗50g g

  plus a little extra if needed

• blanched almonds↗60g g

  (optional)

• chopped almonds↗3 tbsp tbsp
• frozen berries↗500g g

  or summer fruits, thawed

• ice cream

  custard or cream, for serving

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C/180 °C convection/gas 6. Place flour, rolled oats, butter and sugar in a bowl and rub together with fingertips until crumbly. Spread the mixture onto a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, stirring and breaking it up roughly halfway through. Add blanched almonds if using. It can be prepared two days ahead and stored in an airtight container.

2. 2

   Sprinkle the chopped almonds on the bottom of a heat‑proof dish, then add the berries. If the berries are tart, sprinkle a little extra brown sugar. Top with the crumble mixture and bake for 15 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving with ice cream, custard or cream.