Plum and Apple Crumble with Marzipan

This crumble feels like the perfect September pudding. As the nights start to draw in a little earlier and it feels like pulling on your most beloved jumper is your new favourite Sunday night activity, all you’ll want to do is be eating this dessert with a generous glug of double cream and a glass of red wine in hand. With both apples and plums coming in to season this month, it’s an autumnal winner - the marzipan is just the thing to bring them both together. 

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

150g plain flour
100g cold unsalted butter, cubed
50g granulated sugar 
Pinch of salt
3 plums (roughly 400g)
2 apples (roughly 200g)
100g marzipan

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a 20cm pie dish.

2. In a bowl, rub the butter into the flour using fingertips until they resemble a fine, breadcrumb like texture. Mix through the sugar and a pinch of salt and set aside. 

3. Peel the apples and chop them, along with the plums, into rough 2cm chunks. Toss the fruit together in the pie dish.

4. Dot small pieces of marzipan into any gaps in the fruit, then layer the crumble on top.

5. Cook for 30 minutes, don’t be tempted to take it out any earlier, you want the crumble to have crisped up and the juices of the fruit to start bubbling around the edges.