Author Notes
At our house this dessert is called "Apple Stuff." Calling it "Apple Stuff" doesn't mean that it's always made with apples, and since it defies any clear category- it's a rustic throw together type of fruit dessert- we just call it "stuff." You can make this dessert in about 75 minutes, start to finish. At one time I was making a cobbler, the recipe just got simpler, faster, less sweet and less fat laden as time passed. We have "Apple Stuff" for dessert on most weekends of the year- it's great alone or alongside cake and/or ice cream. —Ann Goldman
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Ingredients
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2 cups
peeled, thinly sliced apples (of any kind)
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6-8 cups
other various fruit (including more apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, plums, pitted cherries, blueberries, etc)
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1/2 cup
unsalted butter or margarine
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1/2 cup
granulated sugar
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1/2 cup
oatmeal (quick or old fashioned, NOT instant)
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1/2 cup
white whole wheat flour
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1/2 cup
corn meal
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1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon (optional)
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1/4 cup
orange or cranberry juice
Directions
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Grease the pan, preheat the oven to 370 degrees (the fruit will need to bubble, but the oven need not be as hot as when you bake pie)
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Cut up the fruit. Start with 2 cups of peeled and sliced apples and add any other fruit, including more apples. I have found that the best "stuff" always has some apple slices in the filling. I don't think this is because apples have pectin- most of the pectin is in the peel. It's optional to peel other fruit (e.g. peaches, plums, pears).
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Place the apples on the bottom of the pan, other fruit is piled on top of the apples
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Prepare the crumble top by melting the butter (or margarine). I use a 4 cup glass measuring cup, melting the butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds
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Add the whole wheat flour, corn meal, oatmeal, sugar and cinnamon into the measuring cup and mix. The mixture will be firm
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Sprinkle the crumble evenly over the fruit, the covering will be sparse
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Pour juice over the entire mixture
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Bake for 45-55 minutes, until the top is golden and the fruit is bubbly
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Cool before serving, this crumble will make at least 8 servings. It's delicious by itself, but can always pair up well with ice cream, sorbet or cake
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