Paleo Apple Crumble

I absolutely had to get this recipe out to you before Thanksgiving! Talk about under the wire! Well worth it, for real. I didn't make this with the intention of serving it on Thanksgiving, I just like to make healthy desserts for the week so I stay on track, and still get to indulge.

This recipe has been adapted from Primal Palate, a fantastic Paleo food blog for those of you primal eaters. I personally love Paleo dessert recipes because they likely contain a healthy dose of nuts. Coming in the form of almond meal, almond butter, roasted almonds... how many ways can you prepare almonds?

I'll tell you what else I love about this recipe; it is made with Granny Smith apples, which are supreme for baking. They're just tart enough, and hold their texture when cooked. The apples are tossed in a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut sugar, and butter. Butter is the trick here- it pulls the whole thing together with just enough decadence, and zero food hangover. Do you guys get that? Too much refined sugars or oils, and I'll feel it the next day with a bangin' headache!

No sugar hangovers today! We enjoyed this crumble with Coconut Bliss ice cream, one of my personal favorites; it's made with coconut milk, and sweetened with agave. It also comes in a variety of flavors like Mocha Maca Crunch, Mint Galactica, and Cherry Amaretto. Try it, seriously.

Paleo Apple Crumble makes one 9"x9" dish

coconut sugar, walnuts, almond meal

• 8 Granny Smith apples, peeled, chopped
• 1/2 lemon, zested, juiced
• 1.5 tsp cinnamon, divided
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar, divided
• 1/3 cup softened + 2 Tbsp unsalted butter or ghee melted
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped (or pulsed in a food processor)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, lightly grease a 9" square baking dish and set it aside.
2. Combine in a large bowl, chopped apples, lemon juice and zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/4 cup coconut sugar, and 2 Tbsp melted butter. Toss to coat apples completely, and pour apples into the prepared baking dish.
3. In another bowl, combine almond and coconut flours, walnuts, sea salt, 1/4 cup coconut sugar, and the remaining softened butter. Use clean hands to crumble the mixture. The flours will start absorbing the butter. You want the mixture to clump. Once it does, crumble it over top of the apples in the prepared dish. 
4. Bake on the middle rack for 40-45 minutes, until the top begins to brown and your house smells delightfully of apple crumble! Let cool for 10 min, serve with ice cream if desired.  
  

Wishing you all happy holidays filled with relaxation, good company, and plenty of good food.
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