Salted Caramel Apple Crumble Recipe

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An Apple Crumble recipe that will have you licking your plate clean! Soft Apples, topped with a buttery crumble top and homemade salted caramel sauce. Pure heaven!

I’m usually not one to love Apple Crumble because cooked fruit gives me the heebie geebies 92% of the time. But, THIS recipe made with extra ‘crumble’ with a homemade salted caramel sauce is something I could seriously never get sick of. Get ready for MY version of the perfect Apple Crumble.

Apple Crumble

I remember being a little girl and watching my mom make her recipe for apple crumble which was heavy on the apples and very light on the crumble and I remember thinking what a travesty it was. I was probably 5.

So, as an adult armed with a decent amount of kitchen knowledge, I took matters into my own hands promising myself that I would create a recipe that even I, the cooked fruit hater, could love.

And I did it! I took it pretty easy on the apples, doubled the normal amount of crumble topping and was quite heavy-handed with the warm salted caramel sauce for the ultimate fall dessert that everyone and their mom will love. So let’s make this baby!

Main Ingredients Needed

This apple crumble recipe has three main components. The sauce, crumble and apple filling. Each section needs its own set of ingredients and so I’m going to break it down for you so you know exactly what you have already and what you need to go buy.

• Caramel Sauce – for the homemade caramel sauce you are going to need: sugar, water, sea salt, heavy cream, butter, and vanilla. All pretty basic pantry staples. If you really aren’t wanting to make caramel sauce you can always buy the pre-made stuff.
• Crumble – for the crumble you’ll need: flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and salt. If you like to bake you should already have this stuff, which means, you could probably make this dessert today!
• Apple – the best apples to use for this dish are granny smith apples. This is simply because of their taste, texture, and good baking qualities. You’ll also need butter, lemon juice, and salt. Do you see a pattern here? This recipe is set up to be ready to make and super easy to follow!

Crumble

The first step is to prepare the crumble topping. This is a super easy process where you just measure, dump and mix.

1. Combine all crumble ingredients together using a stand mixer. The mixture will be crumbly but stay together when squeezed.
2. Set aside.

Caramel Sauce

The hardest part of this recipe is probably making the homemade salted caramel. I’m going to walk you through the steps pretty well but if it still intimidates you in any way, there are plenty of salted caramel sauces on the market which are great options. Even warming up Hershey’s caramel sauce and adding in a little sea salt will work too. Here we go 🙂

1. Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat to melt the sugar.
2. Continue cooking and swirling sugar until it turns amber in color.
3. Whisk in sea salt and heavy cream. The mixture will bubble up violently briefly.
4. Continue whisking until sauce is smooth.
5. Stir in butter and vanilla.
6. Set aside.

How to Make Apple Crumble

And now for the apples and baking instructions.

1. Prepare apples and toss in lemon juice.
2. Cook apples in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat in butter.
3. Sprinkle with salt to draw out all the moisture possible.
4. Drain apples and place back into skillet. This process should take about 5-7 minutes of cooking.
5. Pour 3/4 of prepared caramel sauce into the apples and stir gently.
6. Top with the crumble topping.
7. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes and serve with remaining caramel sauce.

Toppings

Besides the caramel sauce, you can also top this dessert with ice cream or whipped cream. Kinda think of it as a deconstructed apple pie. So all that creaminess perfectly compliments this apple crumble recipe.

Leftovers

I doubt you’ll have any leftovers because this dessert is SO divine! But if you do, don’t worry. Cover with plastic wrap and store your apple crumble in the fridge for up to 4 days.

You can reheat it in the microwave for a few seconds at a time or pop it into the oven to warm it up.

More Apple Recipes to Try!

• Apple Turnover Recipe with Caramel Sauce
• Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
• Buttery Apple Crisp Recipe
• Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Danish
• Apple Streusel Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
• Buttery Apple Pie Recipe

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Salted Caramel Apple Crumble

An Apple Crumble recipe that will have you licking your plate clean! Soft Apples, topped with a buttery crumble top and homemade salted caramel sauce. Pure heaven!

servings 8 servings

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Ingredients

For the caramel sauce-

• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 1/4 cup water
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ 3/4 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the crumble-

• ▢ 1 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 6 tablespoons softened butter
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the apples-

• ▢ 4 granny smith apples peeled, cored and sliced
• ▢ 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Instructions

For the caramel sauce-

• Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat to melt the sugar.
• Continue cooking and swirling sugar until it turns amber in color.
• Whisk in sea salt and heavy cream. The mixture will bubble up violently briefly.
• Continue whisking until sauce is smooth.
• Stir in butter and vanilla. Set aside.

For the crumble-

• Combine all ingredients together using a stand mixer. The mixture will be crumbly but stay together when squeezed. Set aside.

For the apples & baking -

• Prepare apples and toss in lemon juice.
• Cook apples in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat in butter to draw out moisture.
• Sprinkle with salt to draw out all the moisture possible.
• Drain apples and place back into skillet. This process should take about 5-7 minutes of cooking.
• Pour 3/4 of prepared caramel sauce into the apples and stir gently.
• Top with the crumble topping.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes and serve with remaining caramel sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 659mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 860IU | Vitamin C: 5.8mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.9mg

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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