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Lighter Apple Quark Crumble (Apfel-Topfen-Crumble)
Recipe

Lighter Apple Quark Crumble (Apfel-Topfen-Crumble)

Dessert • Austria

A practical Austrian-style dessert that keeps the cozy apple-and-cinnamon feel, made lighter with oats, almonds and quark instead of heavy cream or lots of butter.

Why smarter

Uses fruit for natural sweetness, a modest amount of oil instead of butter-heavy crumble, and protein-rich Topfen (quark) for a satisfying finish without cream.

Chef tip

If your apples are very tart, add the extra teaspoon of honey right at the end so you can taste and adjust before baking.

Soft line

Comforting, simple and still feels like a treat.

Ingredients

# Ingredient Text Amount Unit Ingredient Name Notes
1 Apples, peeled, cored and sliced 700.000 g Apples e.g., Braeburn, Elstar, Jonagold
2 Lemon juice 1.000 tbsp Lemon juice
3 Ground cinnamon 1.000 tsp Cinnamon
4 Honey (optional, to taste) 2.000 tsp Honey use if apples are not very sweet
5 Rolled oats 60.000 g Rolled oats fine or regular
6 Ground almonds 40.000 g Ground almonds
7 All-purpose flour 20.000 g Flour
8 Sugar 25.000 g Sugar white or raw; adjust to taste
9 Fine salt 1.000 pinch Salt
10 Canola oil 2.000 tbsp Canola oil
11 Topfen/Quark (low-fat, about 20% i.Tr. or similar) 300.000 g Quark (Topfen)
12 Vanilla (extract or vanilla sugar) 1.000 tsp Vanilla or 1 packet vanilla sugar
13 Milk 2.000 tbsp Milk to loosen quark if needed

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190°C (top/bottom heat). Lightly oil a small baking dish (about 20 cm) or 4 ovenproof ramekins with a little canola oil.
  2. Toss sliced apples with lemon juice, cinnamon and (if using) honey. Spread evenly in the baking dish.
  3. In a bowl, mix oats, ground almonds, flour, sugar and a pinch of salt.
  4. Add canola oil and rub in with fingertips (or stir well) until you get a crumbly, clumpy topping.
  5. Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the apples.
  6. Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the apples are tender and the topping is golden and crisp.
  7. While it bakes, stir quark with vanilla. Add 1–2 tbsp milk if you want it creamier and easier to spoon.
  8. Serve warm crumble with a generous spoon of vanilla quark on top or on the side.