Photo and recipe courtesy of @mybalancedbowls (Dana Spice)
Apple and Raspberry Crumble
Gluten Free
Serves: 4
1 large dessert or 4 individual desserts
INGREDIENTS
FILLING
5 cups fresh apples, diced
1 Tbsp lemon juice
2 cups water
1 tsp ground cinnamon
250g frozen or fresh raspberries
2 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp coconut sugar
TOPPING
½ cup FreshLife Ground Almonds
⅓ cup FreshLife Coconut Flour
½ cup gluten free rolled oats (or substitute with more ground almonds, walnuts and sunflower seeds)
⅔ cup chopped FreshLife Californian Walnut Pieces
¼ cup FreshLife Sunflower Seeds
¼ cup coconut or brown sugar
⅓ heaped cup hardened coconut oil
½ tsp ground cinnamon
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 175°C.
Wash, peel and cube the apples. Place the apples in a large saucepan and drizzle over the lemon juice and let it sit for a few minutes.
Add the water and heat the apples and water on a low heat until the apples have softened slightly. Drain off the water from the apples and place in a large bowl.
Add fresh or frozen raspberries to the bowl, cinnamon, cornstarch and coconut sugar. Mix and combine.
Add the raspberry and apple mixture to a large oven proof dish or four smaller dishes if preferred.
To make the crumble add all dry ingredients into a bowl and combine. With clean hands, rub in the hardened coconut oil to form the crumble.
Crumble the topping over the top of the apple and raspberry mixture and place in oven for 25 minutes or until golden.
Serve with yoghurt and extra fruit if desired.