As the evenings draw longer and a chill fills the air, warm yourself up with a classic Toffee Apple Crumble. Inspired by the toffee apples on Halloween and Bonfire night, our Toffee Apple Crumble recipe is sure to delight.

With an explosion of spice from the cinnamon and the caramelised comfort of the toffee. This is a recipe you'll truly love.

• 9 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 3 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 8-10 wrapped toffees
• 200g light brown sugar
• 100g oats
• 150g plain flour
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 200g cold butter chopped into chunks (plus a little more for greasing)

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. Grease the baking dish with butter.
2. Mix the sliced apples with 3 tbsp light brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon in a bowl. Ensure the apples are fully coated, then pour into the baking dish.
3. Unwrap the toffees and evenly distribute them among the apples.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the 200g soft brown sugar, oats, flour and1 ½ tsp cinnamon. With the cold butter, rub the mixture between your fingers until the mixture becomes coarse crumbs. Don't worry about clumps, they add to the texture.
5. Add the topping to the apples and pat it down gently, making the layer even.
6. Place in the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven for 40 minutes until golden brown.

Serve immediately with custard or ice cream. Watch out for the hot toffee.

This Toffee Apple Crumble recipe is as good as it sounds. With the perfect combination of sweet and sticky toffee against the tart apple, it’s the perfect dessert to stay warm this winter. Add it to your Christmas recipes and enjoy it time and time again.

Discover our cosy recipes on our recipe page, with other winter recipes, including our Cinnamon Rolls and Gingerbread.