Best Healthy Apple Crumble (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
9 Servings
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Calories
390 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Snacks, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Best Healthy Apple Crumble (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free)
Description
Best Healthy Apple Crumble combines sliced apples and cherries, lightly coated with a paste made from blended dates, vanilla extract, and plant-based milk. The filling is placed in a baking dish and topped with a crisp mixture that includes chopped walnuts and pecans, coconut flakes, almond and cassava flours, coconut sugar, and fragrant spices such as cinnamon, rosemary, and freshly grated ginger. Melted coconut oil binds the topping together to a barely coated texture.
Baking at 350°F (180°C) allows the fruit to soften and the topping to turn golden and crisp. The contrast of tender fruit and crunchy topping creates a satisfying dessert that is free from gluten, dairy, and refined sugars.
This crumble suits plant-based and paleo diets and can be served warm or cold. Variations include using fresh cherries when in season or substituting sweeteners and spices to suit preference. The recipe includes storage advice for leftovers and heating methods.
Ingredients
Apple Cherry Filling
- 5 apple such as Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, or Golden Delicious (about 1 to 1.2 kg, large, sweet
- 1 bag Cherry 10-ounces/283-grams, frozen, pitted
- 5 dates 90 grams, large, pitted, Medjool
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup cashew milk or any other nut or plant milk (110 grams, unsweetened
Crisp Topping
- ½ cup coconut oil 90 grams
- 1 cup nuts 95 grams, chopped, mix of walnuts and pecans
- ½ cup coconut flakes 30 grams, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon rosemary cracked, dried needles
- ¾ cup almond flour 85 grams, blanched
- ¼ cup cassava flour 40 grams
- ¼ cup coconut sugar 40 grams
- 1 teaspoon ginger freshly minced or grated
Instructions
Prepare the apple-cherry filling
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F/180 °C.
- Core and peel the apples. Then thinly slice them into half moon shapes.
- If using frozen cherries, briefly rinse them under water.
- Divide the apples and the cherries into the baking dish. Set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, mix the dates with vanilla extract and milk until you get a light brown paste.
- Stir the date paste into the apples and cherries until all the fruits are slightly coated. Set aside.
Prepare the crumble topping
- If needed, melt the coconut oil in a small pan over the lowest heat setting.
- In a small bowl, combine the chopped nuts, coconut flakes, cinnamon powder, rosemary, almond flour, cassava flour, and coconut sugar.
- Then stir in the melted coconut oil and the grated ginger until the dry ingredients are just coated but well combined (everything will be barely coated).
- Divide the topping over the apple cherry filling.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown, the fruit is soft, and fruit liquids are bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and serve as-is or with a scoop of your favorite ice cream.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days and reheat as desired.
- Frozen cherries can be substituted with fresh cherries in season; remove pits before use.
- Dried rosemary needles can be swapped for fresh for a brighter herbal note; alternatively, apple pie spice is a good substitute.
- For a sugar-free version, replace coconut sugar with monk fruit sweetener.
- Maple extract can be used instead of vanilla for a different flavor profile.
- Cashew milk works well as the plant milk, but hazelnut or almond milk are also suitable alternatives.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 9Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 390 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 390kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 12mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 292mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 79IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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