Chef Jonathon Collins
Serves 8
Ontario Apple Crumble with Ale

Ingredients
- For the Crisp:
- 1 tbsp Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tbsp Light or Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- ½ tsp Ground Allspice
- ¼ tsp Ground Cloves
- ½ tsp Flaked Sea Salt
- 3 Ontario Paula Red Apples – peeled, cored and sliced
- 3 Ontario Gala Apples – peeled, cored and sliced
- 3 Ontario Ambrosia Apples – peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 Lemon – zest and juice
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 bottle Amber Ale
- For the topping:
- ½ cup Hazelnuts – roughly chopped
- ½ cup Light or Dark Brown Sugar
- ½ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- ½ tsp Ground Allspice
- ¼ tsp Ground Cloves
- 1 tsp Flaked Sea Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter – cubed and frozen (or cold if not frozen)
- ½ cup pecans – roughly chopped
- 2 cups rolled oates
Instructions
- Position rack in the centre of the oven, preheat to 350°F (175°C).
- In a small bowl combine flour, brown sugar, ginger, allspice, cloves and salt.
- In a large bowl combine apples and lemon juice and zest, toss with dry, spiced mixture.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium, add butter, when melted coat the bottom of the pan, reduce to medium.
- Add apple mixture and gently sauté until golden brown and slightly tender, deglaze pan with beer.
- Meanwhile, insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of the food processor.
- Combine the hazelnuts, brown sugar, flour, ginger, allspice, cloves and salt, pulse until combined.
- Add the butter, pulse until texture becomes the size of peas.
- Add the pecans and oats pulse 3 times to combine, refrigerate until use.
- Cover the apples with topping, place in oven for 45-60 minutes or until golden brown.
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https://producemadesimple.ca/ontario-apple-crumble-with-ale/To watch Chef Collins make the recipe live on TV, click HERE.