Hey guys! Happy holidays!! Remember how I was soooo busy with school and never had time to blog and was just SURE I’d get so much blogging done over break?! Womp. The season has been crazy. Wonderful and exciting and heartwarming. But also exhausting. BUT here I am! And with an awesome recipe to boot! You’re going to looovvve this Healthy Apple Crisp.
I rarely make desserts. Don’t get me wrong I have sweet teeth (no, not a sweet tooth. sweet teeth. all of them.) I just usually eat copious amounts of raisins or a few pieces of chocolate to quiet my cravings. But with all the sugar-loaded, calorie bomb, artery-clogging desserts out there this season I though I’d share something a little healthier. I made this dessert when John’s best friend came to stay with us but they were so busy being in love with each other they barely touched it. Well, let me tell you what. I was not mad.
You see, the absolute best part of this dessert is that it’s healthy enough to eat for breakfast. You heard me. Dessert for breakfast. Score! Because it’s so loaded with fruit and the topping resembles a dry oatmeal/ granola, it is perfect heated up in the microwave for 30 seconds. I ate it for five days straight, and some nights for dessert too. I don’t think I could ever get sick of it.
The inspiration for this recipe came from Ashley over at Edible Perspective and her version looks absolutely divine! It even includes butternut squash… Vegetables. In a dessert. That’s some other-level dessert skills right there! What I liked most was that she used the Spiralizer to slice all the fruit very thin! I followed suit and did the same to my apples. I have to say, it was pretty messy and a bit of a pain but the final result was SO worth it! It created really lovely, light layers with a little spice in-between each. If you don’t have a spiralizer, I imagine using a mandolin or slicing the apples very thin would suffice.
Because this is my last post of the year, I’d like to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who subscribes to and reads my blog. All the positive feedback and support makes me feel happier than you could possibly know. So here’s to 2014! And an even more amazing 2015! Celebrate by making this delicious dessert, you don’t even have to worry about it ruining your resolutions!
This dessert is so delicious that you'll never realize it's actually healthy! With wholesome ingredients and natural sweetness, this dish will please a holiday crowd or a hungry family for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour (grind oats to a powder in blender)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans or mix)
- 1/3 cup turbinado sugar (or light brown sugar)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup softened coconut oil (not melted)
- 9 small apples, peeled
- 4 Tbs turbinado sugar (or light brown sugar)
- 2 Tbs lemon juice
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbs fresh ginger, grated (or dried)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp fresh grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all of the filling ingredients to a large bowl and mix with hands until very well incorporated, set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and spices.
- Use a spiralizer to cut the apples into ribbons (or a mandolin or knife to thinly slice). Add slices to the filling mixture bowl and toss very well to combine, making sure most of the slices are coated.
- Grease a deep baking dish with coconut oil and add filling mixture then crumble topping over top and press down lightly.
- Bake for 45 minutes until topping is crunchy.
- Serve warm. (With a scoop of ice cream if you want to get crazy!)
Happy New Year! May 2015 bring you all the love and joy you deserve!