Tender apples and sweet strawberries come together in a delicious filling that’s topped with a sweet crumble. It’s the perfect sweet treat to end any meal. Getting hungry? Good!
When fall and winter come around, I love making hot, delicious baked desserts and treats, and one of my favorites is the classic crumble. I’ve been making crumbles for decades, and I’ve been making them in the air fryer for years. Today, we’re going to make a delicious, air fried apple and strawberry crumble to die for.
Air Fryer Strawberry Apple Crumble
This was inspired by my apple crisp with caramel recipe on this site. I loved the flavor, and I thought strawberries would be a nice addition. I also took some inspiration from my strawberry crisp recipe to create a recipe that perfectly combined both flavors.
Ingredients
You don’t need a ton of ingredients to make this delicious dessert, and most of the ingredients are actually kitchen staples. The only things you might have to buy are apples and strawberries.
For the Filling
- Fresh strawberries, halved
- Large red apples, diced
- Vanilla extract
- Orange juice
- Maple syrup
- Apple pie spice
- Flaked almonds, roasted
- Powdered sugar
For the Crumble
- All purpose flour
- Rolled oats
- Ground ginger
- Apple pie spice
- Maple syrup
- Cold butter, chopped finely
Instructions
This recipe might take a few steps, but that doesn’t mean it’s hard. In fact, it’s a simple recipe that’s very easy to make.
Step 1: Prep Your Fruit
Halve your fresh strawberries. Using a sharp pairing knife, peel, core, and coarsely chop your apples.
Step 2: Make the Fruit Filling
In a large bowl, combine the apples, strawberries, vanilla, orange juice, and maple syrup.
Step 3: Make the Crumble
To make the spiced crumble topping, combine all purpose flour, rolled oats, ground ginger, apple pie spice, maples syrup, and finely chopped cold butter. Using your fingertips, rub the mixture together, incorporating the butter with the other ingredients until it forms small clumps.
Step 3: Air Fry the Filling
Grease four four-inch oven-safe dishes or ramekins and divide the fruit mixture evenly among them. Air fry in a preheated air fryer for about 10 minutes or until the fruit it almost tender.
Step 4: Add the Crumble and Continue Air Frying
Top the fruit with the crumble topping and cover the dishes with foil. Air fry for about 15 more minutes or until the fruit is tender and bubbling, and the crumble is golden brown.
Step 5: Finish it Off
Remove the strawberry apple crumble and top with flake almonds and dust with powdered sugar. Serve with ice cream.
Hint: Although some people say you don’t have to preheat an air fryer, I find that things cook better when you do. It only takes about five minutes to do, and the food cooks better, in my opinion.
Substitutions
While you probably have most of the ingredients for this recipe in your kitchen already, there might be times when you don’t have exactly what you need. These handy substitutions are an easy fix.
- Apple Pie Spice – Make your own with ground cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, ginger, and nutmeg.
- Pumpkin Pie Spice – If you don’t have apple pie spice or its ingredients, pumpkin pie spice works well.
- Lemon Juice – Use bottled lemon juice in place of freshly-squeezed.
- Gluten-Free – Replace the flour with almond meal to make a gluten-free dessert.
- Any Baking Apple – If you don’t have classic Granny Smith apples, try Crispin, Gala, Golden Delicious, Northern Spy, or Cortland.
Variations
Want to personalize this strawberry apple crumble recipe? Here are some of my tried and true tips for changing up this recipe.
- Pears – Pears add a slightly different flavor to this crumble while retaining an apple-like texture.
- Blueberries – Blueberries give a great flavor to this dish when added to the apples.
- Chopped Roasted Nuts – Change out the almonds for chopped roasted pecans, walnuts, or almonds.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy these apple turnovers.
Equipment
It only takes a few items to make this delicious recipe, and they’re all incredibly simple.
- Air fryer
- Ramikens or oven-safe bowls
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
Storage
You can store this crumble in an air-tight container for about five days in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can freeze it for up to three months.
Tips
This recipe is super simple, but there are a few tips to ensure that you make the best strawberry apple crumble possible. They’re simple tips, but they can make a big difference.
- Make sure your butter is cold.
- Preheat the air fryer.
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FAQ
Do you have questions about this apple and strawberry crumble? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about strawberry apple crumble.
You can store this crumble in the refrigerator for up to five days or in the freezer for up to three months.
Leave the crumbles in their containers and tightly wrap them with cling wrap and then foil.
Heat the crumble in the microwave until it’s heated through. Then, baked in the oven at 350 for about 10 to 15 minutes until the top is crunchy.
A crisp is a baked fruit dessert topped with a crisp, crunchy layer. A crumble is topped with a layer that rarely includes oats or nuts.
You don’t have to, but I find that the end product is better when the air fryer is preheated.
It usually takes between three and five minutes for an air fryer to preheat.
Air Fryer Strawberry Apple Crumble
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Air Fryer Strawberry Apple Crumble
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 8 oz fresh strawberries halved
- 4 large red apples diced
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ⅓ cup flaked almonds roasted
- powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream
Crumble Topping
- 1 cup almond meal
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon apple pie spice
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 6 tablespoons cold butter chopped finely
Instructions
- Get out and measure your ingredients.
- To make crumble topping place ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Add maple syrup and butter.
- Using fingertips, rub mixture together until it forms small clumps.
- Peel, core and coarsely chop apples.
- Halve strawberries and add to apples.
- Combine apples strawberries, vanilla, orange juice, maple syrup, in a large bowl.
- Preheat a 5 or 6 quart air fryer to 350 degrees for 5 minutes or hot. Grease 4 inch oven safe dishes and make sure they’ll all fit inside your air fryer.
- Divide fruit mixture amongst dishes and remember fruit will reduce as it cooks. Place inside basket inside air fryer so fill it up.
- Set temperature to 350 degrees and set timer for 10 minutes. Cook until fruit is almost tender.
- Top fruit with crumble topping.
- Until covered with with the topping.
- Cover dishes with foil.
- Place inside air fryer. Keep temperature set at 350 degrees and put timer at 10-15 minutes. Cook until fruit is tender and bubbling, and crumble is golden brown.
- Top crumble with flaked almonds and dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve with ice cream.
- Enjoy every bite!
Notes
- The uncooked crumble can be stored inside your freezer for up to 3 months.
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