Ingredients
(Serves 4)
- 1½ cups (150g) of Smartbite almond flour
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp (5ml) of cinnamon
- 150g of cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup (150g) of Smartbite coconut sugar
- 1 cup (100g) of Smartbite gluten free oats
- ½ cup (80g) Smartbite macadamia nuts, chopped
Filling
- 2 tbsp butter
- 4 apples, peeled and deseeded
- 2 tbsp Smartbite coconut sugar or to taste
- 1 tbsp (15ml) lemon
- 1 tsp (5ml) ground cinnamon
- Seeds from one vanilla pod or 2 tsp vanilla paste
- Double cream yoghurt
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the almond flour and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- Add the butter and coconut sugar and rub together with your fingers to form coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the oats and the nuts.
- Spoon the crumble onto a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- To make the filling, cut each apple into eighths. Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat and add the apples and coconut sugar. Toss to combine.
- Add the lemon, cinnamon, vanilla and ¼ cup of water and leave to bubble for 10 minutes or until the apples are soft, but still firm.
- Pour into a baking dish, top with the crumble and bake for 10 minutes.
- Serve with double thick cream yoghurt.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail