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Individual Apple Crumbles

Individual apple crumbles with a thickened spiced apple filling and a golden oat crumble topping, baked in ramekins until the filling bubbles. Warm servings bake to caramelized edges—finished with melty vanilla ice cream.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For apple filling
  • 5 large apples peeled and finely diced
  • 0.333 cup granulated sugar
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter
For oat crumble
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup cold unsalted butter cubed
For serving
  • 1 vanilla ice cream

Equipment

  • 1 cast iron skillet
  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Preheat and prepare ramekins
  1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Grease 6 individual ramekins (6-8 oz each) and set them on a baking sheet.
Cook the spiced apple filling
  1. In a cast iron skillet over medium heat, cook the apples with butter, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cornstarch, and lemon juice for 5-7 minutes, stirring until thickened. Divide the hot filling evenly among the ramekins.
Make the oat crumble and assemble
  1. Combine rolled oats, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt, then cut in the cold cubed butter until chunky clumps form. Spoon the crumble generously over each ramekin.
Bake and serve
  1. Bake on the sheet pan at 375F for 25-30 minutes until the topping is golden and the filling bubbles. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

For the best crumble texture, keep the butter cold while you work it into the oat mixture so you get clumps instead of a sandy topping. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days and reheat in a 325F oven until warmed through. These don’t freeze well due to the apple texture. For a dairy-free option, use vegan butter in both the filling and crumble.