Apple and Cranberry Crumble in the ActiFry

Eating healthy and maintaining a healthy diet is very important in our lives, that does not mean that we give up eating all the foods that we enjoy eating. It is rather about cooking the foods we love in a healthier way and eating more fresh vegetables, incorporating fibres into our diet and reducing the amount of processed and junk food we eat.You can enjoy a really healthy meal that is low in fat and cooked to perfection using Tefal ActiFry. All you need is one spoon of oil and the ActiFry to cook chips, curries, stews, stir fries and desserts.

The ActiFry works on a patented hot air pulse system and consists of a stirring paddle which rotates the food to assist in cooking. The fryer is easy to clean as the centre cooking pan and paddle are removable and are dishwasher safe. The ActiFry has a digital timer which is easy to set and use.

The ActiFry is versatile and you can cook simple chips, potato wedges, curries, risotto to jams and desserts. It is available in various sizes so it can be useful for a couple or for a family too. 

The ActiFry I have is the 1 kg capacity and it’s perfect for a family of four .For more details of dimensions and product details click here.

I am really enjoying cooking and experimenting in my Actifry and I will share some of my recipes here each week.

I tried this simple Apple crumble recipe in my ActiFry and it was delicious and healthy too.

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Apple and Cranberry Crumble

by Nayna Kanabar October-9-2014

Delicious cinnamon spiced apples and cranberries layered with creamy custard and shredded wheat, almond and coconut crumble.

Ingredients:

For Apple filling:

• 4 Jazz Apples
• 60g Cranberries
• 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1 teaspoon Butter

Crumble Topping:

• 120 g Mini Shredded wheat
• 30g Desiccated coconut
• 60g Flaked almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 250 ml Custard (ready made)
• 1 tablespoon Toasted almond flakes and cranberries for garnish.

Method:

1. Core the apple and keeping the skin on cut them into 1 cm diced pieces. Add the apples to a bowl and add to it the lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar and butter and toss together. Transfer the apples to the actifry and cook them for 12 minutes.2. After 12 minutes, open the actifry and add the cranberries (but reserve a few for garnish) and cook for another 3 minutes. Remove cooked apples from the actifry and transfer to a bowl.3. Add the shredded wheat to a blender and blend it to form a rough coarse texture. Do not powder it. Add the shredded wheat to a bowl to make the crumble topping.4.To the shredded wheat add the desiccated coconut ,1 tablespoon of brown sugar and the cinnamon powder. Mix together.5.In a frying pan gently toast the almonds until golden brown, reserve a few for garnish and add the rest to the crumble mix and mix together.6.In serving glasses, spoon the apple mixture and pack it down so the glass is 1/3 full.7. On top of the apple mixture spoon the crumble mixture so that it is about 2 cm thick and pack it down.8. Spoon some warm custard over the crumble mixture and garnish the top with some cranberries and toasted almonds.The apple and cranberry crumble can be served warm or cold.

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 25 mins Yield: Serves 4

I was sent the ActiFry to review by Tesco Direct, all the views and opinions in this post are my own and unbiased.

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