Apple & Blackberry Grain Free Crumble
The Groovy Food Company's delicious crumble is perfect for sharing with friends and loved ones as the nights get colder. As it’s grain free, gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free, paleo and vegan it works for a number of diets.
Credited to: The Groovy Food Company
Kcal:
Serves 8
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 6 apples, pink lady or braeburn, peeled, cored and cut into 1.5cm cubes
- 300g blackberries, fresh or frozen
- 2½ tbsp The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Sugar (an alternative is granulated brown sugar)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 100ml water
- Cinnamon, sprinkle
- ½ vanilla pod, deseeded
For the crumble topping:
- 160g pecans
- 40g desiccated coconut
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 50g The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Sugar
- 1 tbsp The Groovy Food Company Organic Coconut Flour
- 1½ tbsp The Groovy Food Company Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
- Sea salt
To garnish:
- Banana ice cream or coconut yoghurt
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 375°F, gas mark 5, 190°C (170°C fan-assisted)
- In a medium sized saucepan add the apples with 2 tbsp. coconut sugar, lemon juice, water and vanilla pod
- Bring to a boil then allow to simmer for 10 minutes until the apples are fork tender
- Turn off the heat and allow the apples to sit whilst you make the crumble
- Place the pecans and desiccated coconut in a food processor fitted with an S blade
- Process until a crumbly texture is formed
- Then add the cinnamon, coconut sugar, coconut flour and sea salt
- Process again until a crumbly delicate mixture is formed
- Add the melted coconut oil and process until combined
- Pour the liquid from the apples into a measuring jug, place the cooked apples into a 9inch square baking dish with 100ml of the liquid from the cooking apples sprinkle with a touch of cinnamon and ½ tbsp. coconut sugar
- Scatter over the blackberries, then sprinkle the crumble evenly over the top
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the top is lightly golden then serve warm.
Hints and tips:
Groovy Tip: This is a fabulous dessert for when the nights are getting colder, you can sprinkle pecans on top for extra texture and you can be as adventurous as you like with your fillings from peaches to nectarines, rhubarb to pears or if time is short, frozen fruit also works well. For further information on The Groovy Food Company and for recipe inspiration please visit www.groovyfood.co.uk
