Crunchy apple crumble pie

Classic Swedish apple pie with a crunchy oat crumble topping and a juicy apple filling with cinnamon and cardamom. Serve warm with custard or ice cream.

• 6 apples (about 700 g), peeled and sliced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp cardamom
• 2 dl rolled oats
• 1 dl plain flour
• 1 dl brown sugar
• 100 g cold butter, diced
• Vanilla custard or vanilla ice cream to serve

Method

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Grease a pie dish (22 cm).
2. 2
   Toss the apple slices with lemon juice, caster sugar, cinnamon and cardamom. Fill the dish.
3. 3
   Mix oats, flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Add the cold butter and rub in to form a crumbly topping.
4. 4
   Scatter the crumble evenly over the apples.
5. 5
   Bake for 30–35 minutes until the topping is golden and the apples are bubbling. Serve warm with custard.