Berry crumble and homemade custard

Ingredients

• 100 g rolled oats
• 100 g plain flour
• 125 g light brown soft sugar
• 150 g unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
• 750 g frozen berries
• 45 g caster sugar
• 45 g plain flour
• zest of 2 lemons
• 6 egg yolks
• 90 g caster sugar
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 600 ml whole milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan).

2. 2

   In a bowl, combine the oats, plain flour, light brown sugar, and cubed butter, rubbing them together until they resemble breadcrumbs.

3. 3

   In another bowl, mix the frozen berries with caster sugar, plain flour, and lemon zest.

4. 4

   Pour the berry mixture into a small or medium baking dish and evenly sprinkle the oat crumble on top.

5. 5

   Bake for over 40 minutes or until golden brown.

6. 6

   For the custard, add egg yolks, caster sugar, cornflour, and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk until light in color.

7. 7

   Gradually pour in hot milk while whisking continuously.

8. 8

   Return the mixture to the milk pan and stir over heat until it thickens.

9. 9

   Serve the hot crumble with the freshly made custard.