Take 4 Ingredients: Apple Crumble

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother of three young boys, and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books, comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

Apple Crumble

(Serves 4-6)

1 can apple pie filling

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4-1/2 cup soft butter

1 cup plain flour

Put apple filling into a baking dish. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp of brown sugar. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl (reserving 2 tbsp butter) until crumbly and sprinkle over apple. Drizzle with reserved melted butter. Bake in a 200C oven for 30 minutes or until crumble is golden brown.

Optional: Add 1-2 tsp mixed spice to the apple mix. Serve with custard or icecream.

Take 4 Ingredients Fast, Fresh & Healthy, by Kim McCosker, Random House, $34.99