Healthy Apple Crumble
 
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This gluten free, vegan apple crumble is an easy and flavourful fall dessert option!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 5 large apples peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (honey would work)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (1/2 lemon juiced)
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup almond meal/flour
  • ½ cup of chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon of nutmeg
  • ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) coconut oil or non-dairy butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9-inch pie plate with a natural cooking spray.
  2. Combine sliced apples, 1 Tbs maple syrup and lemon juice in a medium bowl and transfer to pie plate.
  3. Combine oats, almond meal, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, and the other Tbs of maple syrup medium bowl.
  4. Sprinkle crumble mixture over the top of apples.
  5. Bake for about 40 minutes and until apples are of desired softness. If after 40 minutes, crumble topping is browning, but apples are not soft enough- place tin foil over the crumble and bake another 5-10 minutes.
  6. Allow to cool slightly before spooning out.
  7. Serve warm and with vanilla ice cream, yogurt, or whipped cream.
Recipe by Crystal Higgins at https://crystalhiggins.com/healthy-apple-crumble/