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Make this famous UK dessert at home! How to make this berries-and-custard treat

February 12, 2025
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Humble Crumble is a UK dessert you have to try, and now you can!

A good market feels magical.  There’s something so romantic about spending the day browsing the stalls and shops. There is one market in particular that people from all around the world flock to.

Located in the heart of London, the Borough Market is known as one of the best food markets in the world. This sprawling street market is filled with hundreds of stalls—overflowing with outrageous desserts, iconic flavorful fare, and sizzling pans of street food.

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But there’s one stall that has captured the hearts (and taste buds!) of many: Humble Crumble. The dessert shop serves one of the UK’s favorite comfort treats—a warm, buttery fruit crumble topped with hot custard.

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Recipe creator Amy Richardson fell in love with this treat during her recent visit to London. Inspired by the flavors of Humble Crumble, she decided to recreate the dessert at home. Now, you can enjoy a little taste of London without booking a plane ticket.

This dessert is simple and sweet, and filled with any flavor you fancy. It’s the perfect Valentine’s Day Dessert.

 

Hot Custard Topped Berries and Crumble Dessert

INGREDIENTS

Berry Filling

  • 2 lbs. Or 5 ½ cups frozen or fresh mixed berries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • ½ fresh lemon, juiced
  • Dash of salt

Butter Crumble

  • 1 box Calhoun Bend Mill, Apple Crisp Mix All Natural (Located in the baking section of your nearest grocery store)
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp flour

Custard

  • 1 4-ounce box Cook and Serve Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • 1 ½ cups cold milk
  • ½ cup half and half
  • ½ tsp vanilla

METHOD

  1. In a large saucepan place berries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and water. Stir fruit to coat evenly. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and cover until ready to serve.
  2. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, stir together mix and flour. Pour melted butter over the top. Using a pastry blender or fork, mix to a good crumb.
  3. Sprinkle crumble evenly onto parchment baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Set aside to cool. Break apart to make crumble.
  4. Whisk together mix, milk, and half and half.
  5. Add vanilla and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it starts to bubble.
  6. Remove from heat and cover until ready to serve. Serve hot. Thin, if necessary, with a small amount of half and half to make it a pourable custard.

To serve the crumble

  1. Ladle or spoon hot fruit filling into dessert dish or cup.
  2. Sprinkle baked crumble over the top.
  3. Ladle or pour hot custard over the top, and serve immediately.

Recipe by Amy Richardson. Inspired by Humble Crumble located in London UK at ‘The Borough Market.’

Find more recipes from Amy on Instagram, @amyparkerrichardson, or on her website, greattastebuds.wordpress.com.

 Find the full post on Amy’s site, here.

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