A close-up of eight small pots filled with golden fruit Christmas crumble, arranged on a wooden board decorated with pine cones and a festive “Christmas” badge. In the background, a loaf of Hovis® Farmhouse Batch sits on the counter, showing the bread used to make the crumble topping.

Hovis Christmas Crumble

Embrace the cosy flavours of the season with our Spiced Apple, Pear & Berry Crumble Jars! Sweet, cinnamon-spiced fruit topped with a buttery Hovis® crumble made from our signature Seeded or Granary slices — golden, crunchy, and irresistibly moreish. Baked to perfection and best served warm with custard or cream, it’s a festive treat that feels like home in every spoonful.

Hovis Farmhouse Batch bread with a subtle shadow under it. The packaging is half transparent and half dark teal, decorated with wheats.

Made with Hovis® Granary® Medium Sliced

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Serves 6

Ingredients

For the fruit base:
4 medium apples (peeled, cored, diced)
3 ripe pears (peeled, cored, diced)
200g mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
3 tbsp light brown sugar
1¼ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
For the Hovis crumble topping:
7 slices Hovis bread (Seeded, Granary, or Wholemeal work best for texture)
150g unsalted butter (melted)
75g light brown sugar
1¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt

Tip

For extra texture, toast the Hovis® breadcrumbs lightly in the oven before mixing with the butter and sugar. It adds an even crispier finish to your crumble topping and a delicious bakery-style aroma.

Method

Peel, core, and dice the apples and pears, then combine them with the berries, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes, until the fruit softens but still holds its shape and spoon the mixture evenly into jars or ramekins, filling them about halfway.

A close up shot of 5 pots filled with soft steamed apples, pears and berries mixed with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg

Tear the Hovis® bread into chunks and blitz in a food processor until you have medium, uneven crumbs - not too fine. In a large bowl, mix the breadcrumbs with the sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Pour over the melted butter, stirring until everything is evenly coated and slightly clumpy.

Melted butter being poured into a bowl of blitzed Hovis® breadcrumbs mixed with sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt, ready to form the crumble topping.

Spoon the crumble mixture over the fruit base. Bake at 180°C (160°C fan) for 20–25 minutes, until golden and crisp on top but still buttery underneath. If it starts to brown too quickly, cover loosely with foil for the final few minutes.