I’ve been on the GAPS diet for about a year now. And there’s been a few things that I have been missing. I don’t eat dessert very often, but I do like a little sweet treat every now and then. So now that I can have fruit again, I came up with this tasty offering.
It’s everything a good dessert should be – warm, sweet, tasty, a little bit soft and a little bit crunchy. Best of all it’s simple to make and virtually impossible to screw up!
Apple Crumble
Ingredients:
- 4 apples – granny smith if you want them to hold their shape, any other variety if you don’t care
- 1/4 cup sultanas (optional)
- Juice of one small lemon
- 1 tsp mixed spices – I like cinnamon, cloves and cardamom
- 1/2 cup nuts – I like a combination of hazelnuts, pecans, and walnuts
- 1/4 cup coconut flakes (shredded or desiccated will do)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (melted if its cold)
Method:
- Core and chop apples. Peel them if you want to (I don’t).
- Mix apples, sultanas, lemon juice and spices directly in a casserole dish and spread it out fairly evenly.
- Roughly chop the nuts I use a mortar and pestle, but you could just chop them or pop them in a clean tea towel and bash them with a rolling-pin. Add coconut flakes and coconut oil and mix well. Add some more cinnamon if you like.
- Sprinkle the coconut mixture over the top of the apples
- Bake in a 180 °C (350°F) oven for 40 mins.
Serve with yogurt, ice cream or coconut cream(if you can have them) or just enjoy as is!
Tip: if you are making this ahead of time, stew the apple mixture in a saucepan first, then you can bake it at a higher temperature for less time!
