Serves 6 people

Ingredients

  • 6 apples
  • 2 pears
  • a small packet of vanilla-flavored sugar
  • 120g butter
  • 160g all-purpose flour
  • 125g granulated brown sugar 

 

Apple and pear crumble recipe

Emilie preparing the apple and pear crumbles. Photo © France Just For You

Instructions

  • Cut the apples into pieces and cook them in a pan until they get quite dry.
  • Add the pears, without cooking them, cut into smaller pieces
  • In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and soft (not melted) butter by hand
  • Put the fruit at the bottom of a dish and spread the paste across the top.
  • Cook at 190°C for about 15 minutes, until they get a nice golden color.

 

Bon appétit! 

 

apple crumble

Photo © France Just For You

 

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