Baked apple crumbles

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Tuesday, 02 June 2009.
Tagged: dessert, healthy cooking, healthy eating, healthy recipe

Ready In: 40 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

A variation on the traditional baked apple - this time with a crunchy oat and nut topping. Sweetened with maple syrup and orange juice, instead of sugar. Recipe created by Kathryn Elliott for Apples Australia & Horticulture Aust Ltd. Reproduced with permission.

Ingredients

2 Golden Delicious apples
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons (15 g) almond meal
11/2 tablespoons (20 g) hazelnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 tablespoons maple syrup
zest of 1/2 lemon
natural yoghurt, to serve

Nutrition per serve

690 kilojoules (165 Calories), 3 g protein, 7 g fat (including 1 g saturated fat), 25 g carbohydrate (including 18 g sugars), 3 g fibre, 3 mg sodium. Read our nutrition rating system.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

2. Using a small sharp knife, remove cores from apples. Cut each apple in half horizontally and place in a greased baking dish. Add 2 tablespoons of water, cover with foil and place in the oven. Cook for 10 minutes.

3. Make the crumble topping: While the apples are cooking, place the oats, almond meal, hazelnuts and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir to combine. Add the orange juice, half the maple syrup and lemon zest. Mix together well.

4. Finish the apples: After 10 minutes take the apples out the oven. Divide the crumble mixture into four. Push some of this mix into the centre of each apple and then pile the rest on top. Drizzle over the rest of the maple syrup.

5. Re-cover the apples and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the cover and continue cooking for another 10 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apple is cooked through.

6. Serve warm, with natural yoghurt.