I’m always up for expanding my cooking/baking horizons. I recently saw a recipe online that used tahini as a substitute for oil. It revolutionised my world. Not only does that cut down on hydrogenated fats, but it also increases the nutrient content in food.
Since discovering the secret to vegan gluten free pancakes, I’ve been making a lot of those. I wanted to make something different for an interesting Sunday brunch. I was thinking about something along the lines of a quinoa bake, but that just didn’t seem to fit my craving. I figured I’d use some of the apples I had in my fridge and put a nice topping on it.
This crumble isn’t your typical crumble with half a cup of brown sugar. It relies on the natural sweetness of the apples and the coconut, along with the flavour of the almond meal and the tahini. The minimal amount of maple syrup is plenty for this recipe. While I chose to serve this as a tasty breakfast, you could just as well serve it as a healthy dessert.
Vegan Paleo Apple Crumble
Ingredients
3 small apples (or 2 large)
3/4 cup almond meal
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
2 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp maple syrup
About 1/2 tsp of cinnamon (or to taste)
Another 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 375F.
Peel and chop the apples. I like to place them in an aluminium pie pan. Sprinkle them with part of the cinnamon (you can really go on a to-taste basis here). Combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl. Spread the crumble somewhat evenly over the apples.
Bake for about 15 minutes, keeping an eye on it. It’s ready when the crumble topping is pleasantly toasted.
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Christina says
June 11, 2013 at 10:54 amI think I will do just that! Thanks!
Anonymous says
June 16, 2013 at 3:36 pmwhat type of apples did you use?? thanks!
Christina Najjar says
June 16, 2013 at 7:00 pmI used macintosh this time, though granny smith also works really well.
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KellyG says
July 5, 2013 at 7:06 pmI love your recipes and I can not wait to try this!.
Christina Najjar says
July 5, 2013 at 10:54 pmThanks! I'll check it out!
Christina Najjar says
July 5, 2013 at 10:55 pmThanks! Let me know how it goes!
Matisse Perks says
September 14, 2013 at 2:11 pmJust finished eating this, soooo good!
Thank you so much for this recipe.
Family is really pleased 🙂
Christina Najjar says
September 15, 2013 at 10:41 amAww I'm glad! Thanks for letting me know!