Anzac Apples — Camp Oven Baked Apples with Anzac Crumb

Anzac Apples — whole baked apples with a crunchy crumble made from crushed Anzac biscuits, cinnamon + butter. The campsite version of a classic Aussie dessert. 30 minutes in the camp oven, served warm with cream or custard. Uses leftover (or hard) Anzac biscuits — the perfect way to use up the bottom of the packet. Recipe Card Serves 4 Prep 15 min Cook 30 min Method Camp oven Difficulty Easy Best for Camp specialist Photo by Terry Granger on Unsplash Anzac Apples Serves: 4 · Prep: 10 minutes · Cook: 15-20 minutes · Equipment: camp oven + trivet, enamel plate or cake tin, apple corer, plastic bag + rolling pin Photo: Bryam Blanco / Unsplash Ingredients 4 Pink Lady or Granny Smith apples 12 Anzac biscuits (hard ones — soft don't crumb properly) ¼ cup plain flour Large pinch ground cinnamon 30g butter, cut into small pieces Optional add-ins: 2 tbsp brown sugar; pinch nutmeg; ¼ cup sultanas or chopped dates; 2 tbsp golden syrup drizzled inside. To serve: dollop of cream OR hot custard OR vanilla ice cream OR Greek yogurt. Method Pre-heat camp oven to medium with a trivet inside. Grease an enamel plate or cake tin that fits inside the camp oven. Crush the biscuits. Place in a plastic bag + crush finely with a rolling pin (or a wheel brace if you're proper bushy). Make the crumb. Pour crushed biscuits into a bowl. Add butter, flour + cinnamon. Rub between fingertips until like breadcrumbs that hold together when squeezed. Prep the apples. Slice tops off about ¼ down (KEEP the tops). Core out the centres with a corer or knife. If they won't stand, slice a flat from the bottom. Stuff the apples. Pack the empty core with the biscuit crumb. Pile any leftover on top. Excess can be rolled into balls + baked alongside. Place in the dish with the apple tops alongside. Bake 15-20 minutes until apples soften + crumb is lightly browned. Serve warm with cream or custard. Tips and variations Apple choice matters: Pink Lady, Granny Smith + Bramley work best — firm flesh that holds shape Soft Anzacs don't work — they go gluey instead of crumbly. Use hard biscuits (older = better) Add raisins or dates in the cavity for extra sweetness Drizzle golden syrup or maple syrup inside before stuffing for extra sticky-sweet Other fruit: works on pears (cook 10 mins less) or peaches (5-7 mins) Without a camp oven: kitchen oven 180°C for 20-25 minutes Make ahead: stuff apples up to 2 hours ahead, refrigerate, bake fresh Our take The kid-pleasing camp dessert that uses up the leftover Anzac biscuits everyone forgot about. Warm baked apple + crunchy oat-coconut crumb + cream = perfect chilly-evening sweet. Anzac biscuits get hard quickly — instead of binning them, crumble them. Best dessert use you'll find. Shop Camp Ovens

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Anzac Apples — Camp Oven Baked Apples with Anzac Crumb

Posted on April 26, 2026