Healthy Apple Crumble

4 from 3 votes

This Healthy Apple Crumble is a great seasonal dessert that's lower in sugar. With an oat-based crumble, it's wholesome and delicious

Prep Time20

Cook Time50

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fruit dessert

Servings:

Ingredients

For the filling:

5 medium apples about 5 cups, diced to ¼ inch cubes * see notes
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ tablespoon cornstarch
½ tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon maple syrup

For the oat crumble:

1 cup rolled oats
½ cup oat flour can be replaced with an equal amount of whole wheat flour, almond flour, gluten free flour etc.
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoon pure maple syrup (or brown sugar)
2 tablespoon brown sugar
¼ cup butter melted

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F and thoroughly grease a 10 inch round pie dish.
In a medium bowl, add diced apples and sprinkle with cinnamon and corn starch. Drizzle with lemon juice, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix to coat.
Once the apples are fully coated in the spices, add the apples to the greased pie dish. Gently press down to ensure they are in an even layer (all of the apples should fit in the dish).
Make the crumble topping: in a medium bowl add oats, oat flour, salt and cinnamon. Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add maple syrup, brown sugar and melted butter. Use a fork to mix the wet ingredients into the dry, forming a crumble.
Gently press the crumble topping on top of the apples. This can get messy so be careful! There should be enough crumble topping to cover all of the apples in a thin layer (this should be almost like a giant oatmeal cookie over the top of the apples). If you are looking for a larger ratio of crumble to apples I recommend doubling the crumble topping.
Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the crumble turns golden brown and you can see the apples bubbling on the edges.
Allow to cool slightly before serving.

Notes

Peeling your apples is fully up to your personal preference. I find since the apples are diced nice and small you really don't notice the peel once the apples are baked (and they add a little extra fiber).

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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