We hardly eat dessert in our house so when we do it's a huge treat. We have had a few exciting things happen in our family (this blog being one of them!) so I thought we needed to celebrate by making this Caramel Apple Crumble for dessert. If you are watching what you eat and taking sugar out of your "diet" (I like to use lifestyle better) then you need to make this! It's a perfect dessert idea to take to a dinner party of family gathering. I recently bought a Yonana maker which makes ice cream out of 100% frozen fruit. Make a batch up banana ice cream to add on top of this recipe and you have yourself the yummiest challenge friendly dessert ever!
Caramel Ingredients and directions:
- 1 cup tightly packed pitted dates (madjool dates are my recommendation)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
Blend all ingredients in a small food processor (scrapping down sides occasionally) for as long as it takes to make mixture completely smooth. Transfer to small container with a lid and set aside.
Apple Crumble Ingredients:
- 8 Granny Smith apples , peeled and cut into slivers
- 6 pitted dates
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup of butter, melted slightly
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F. Peel and slice apples and put into a large bowl. In a blender or small food processor, process dates, orange juice, lemon juice, and apple sauce until completely smooth. Pour the contents of the food processor over apples, add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until all of the apples are coated. Pour the apple mixture into a greased glass oven safe dish. Spread caramel (made early) over the apple mixture. (using a spatula helps with this step).
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, oats, butter and vanilla. Mix well with your hands until crumble forms. Sprinkle the crumble on top of the apple and caramel mixture. Put dish in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Serve with banana ice cream (made with Yananas machine...optional) and enjoy!
Caramel Ingredients and directions:
- 1 cup tightly packed pitted dates (madjool dates are my recommendation)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
Blend all ingredients in a small food processor (scrapping down sides occasionally) for as long as it takes to make mixture completely smooth. Transfer to small container with a lid and set aside.
Apple Crumble Ingredients:
- 8 Granny Smith apples , peeled and cut into slivers
- 6 pitted dates
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup spelt flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup of butter, melted slightly
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F. Peel and slice apples and put into a large bowl. In a blender or small food processor, process dates, orange juice, lemon juice, and apple sauce until completely smooth. Pour the contents of the food processor over apples, add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until all of the apples are coated. Pour the apple mixture into a greased glass oven safe dish. Spread caramel (made early) over the apple mixture. (using a spatula helps with this step).
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, oats, butter and vanilla. Mix well with your hands until crumble forms. Sprinkle the crumble on top of the apple and caramel mixture. Put dish in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Serve with banana ice cream (made with Yananas machine...optional) and enjoy!