I made apple crumble in small ramekins earlier today. I tasted one and the crumble felt a bit dry and not sweet enough, so I added white sugar on top and put it in the oven on broil, hoping to melt the sugar and make it better.
Naturally, I made the mistake of forgetting how fast and hot of a setting broil really is…
How can I salvage these apple crumbles? (remove the burned appearance and taste)
Best Answer
That is such a shame, they looked wonderful.
You may well be able to save the not-so-burnt ones. But you'll have to check the burnt taste hasn't tainted the apple base.
I'd start by carefully removing the burnt bits, (as Dorothy suggested above) and inspecting / tasting the base.
To repair the crumble topping. Mix up a new batch and bake it on it's own. Then when it has cooled enough to handle brake it up and re-top the crumbles.
Rather than grilling/broiling you can get a small blow torch like the ones plumbers use. They are great for this and Creme Brulee. You have much more control.