There’s just something about the smell of warm apples and cinnamon filling your home on a crisp, autumn day. Typically, apple pies or apple crumbles are loaded with excess sugar and fat, which might lead us to avoid baking them. However, now you can have your apple crumble aromas and eat it too without worry! My Apple Crumbles have 300 calories and NO added sugar! Time to start baking so that you can happily enjoy all of the flavors of the Fall season.
Keeping our bodies in shape is hard work…and yes it absolutely does mean making sacrifices when it comes to the foods that we choose to eat! However, the key is to still enjoy the foods that you love by simply recreating them into a healthy version. That’s what I’m here for! I’ll take the guesswork away from you and bring you new recipes each and every week! It’s all about being creative with good-for-you foods! As my trademark proclaims, I will always do my best to deliver to you: 100% Taste, 0% Guilt! It’s all here for you and ready to go. Each Alli’s Slim Pickins recipe provides detailed ingredients, nutritional information, and step-by-step instructions on how to prepare each mouth-watering meal! Come on, let’s make it happen…
APPLE CRUMBLE
Ingredients
3 medium Pink Lady apples (or tart apple of your choice), peeled, cored, and chopped
3 TB granulated stevia (or your preferred sweetener)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. salt
CRUMBLE TOPPING
½ cup Jamie Eason vanilla Whey Protein Shake, or vanilla whey of choice
1/3 cup oat flour
3 TB finely ground hazelnuts (you can sub nut of your choice)
2 TB coconut flour
2 TB coconut oil (melted)
How to Prepare
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine chopped apples, stevia, vanilla, lemon juice, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Toss well to coat. Set aside.
3. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together whey protein, oat flour, hazelnuts, and coconut flour. Pour coconut oil over dry ingredients and mix with a fork, breaking up any large chunks, until nice and crumbly.
4. Divide apple mixture amongst 4 small oven-safe ramekins and top each with 1/4 of crumble mixture.
5. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake approximately 30-35 minutes, until the apples are nice and tender and the crumble topping is golden brown. Enjoy!
NUTRITION DATA
Per crumble (recipe makes 4): 300 calories, 16 grams protein, 30 grams carbohydrates (6 grams fiber), 13.5 grams fat
100% TASTE, 0% GUILT
Editor’s Note: If you have any specific requests or would like to share your feedback on the above recipes, please e-mail Allison Frahn at AliFrahn@yahoo.com.
