SHOPPING LIST: Apple and Blackberry Crumble with Proper Custard (4 portions)
Meal Plan Occasions 1, New Year's Day dessert (serves 4)

[ ] 3 large cooking apples (such as Bramley), about 700 g
[ ] 150 g frozen blackberries
[ ] 2 tbsp caster sugar, for the fruit
[ ] 150 g plain flour
[ ] 75 g cold butter, cubed
[ ] 75 g light brown soft sugar
[ ] 50 g porridge oats
[ ] 500 ml whole milk, for the custard
[ ] 4 egg yolks (keep the whites for another day)
[ ] 50 g caster sugar, for the custard
[ ] 1 tsp cornflour
[ ] 1 tsp vanilla extract

Apples: Bramleys are best, because they go soft and sharp. Eating apples work too if you cut the sugar.