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Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]

Struggling with AIP?

Comforting, wholesome, and prepared with simple ingredients, this Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble is everything you could wish for in a feel-good dessert and then some. This is no fancy-restaurant-super-small-serving-size kind of dessert. This is a dessert our Grandmas would bake for large family reunions, spooning generous portions of the sweet smelling stuff on your plate with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top for good measure! See what I mean? You need to be huuunnnngrrry for this 🙂

Am I making you hungry yet for this apple crumble? If you need a little bit more convincing, scroll down and devour the pictures with your eyes! I wish I could add a scratch and sniff feature to this blog post; it would really be worth it!

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]This apple crumble is crumbly in all the right places with a delicious golden breadcrumb texture on top. No oats or gluten (or butter for that matter) in this allergy-free version, though. Instead, I used a combination of cassava flour, tigernut flour, and coconut flour with palm shortening and applesauce serving as binding ingredients.

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]Underneath the sweet and nutty topping lies a divine apple goodness, perfumed with cinnamon and vanilla. A match made in heaven! Look at this side view; I am happy I used a glass dish so we can appreciate the different layers.

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]I almost hesitated to dive into this apple crumble with a dessert spoon! The crust turned out so perfectly that I didn’t want to break it apart.

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]Almost, but my concern was not enough to hold me back. You can dive into this bowl of yumminess knowing that each ingredients has been chosen carefully to accommodate your food allergies, all the while bringing you maximum flavor and enjoyment! Serve with a scoop or two of AIP vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream.

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]Bon appétit!

Pssst! If you don’t feel like making this, my friends over at Paleo On The Go can deliver one to your doorstep! Click here and enter the keyword “apple crisp” in the search box to find it 🙂 

Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]
 
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This recipe is 100% compliant with the strict elimination phase of the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol (AIP).
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Paleo Autoimmune Protocol
Serves: 8 servings
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  1. Heat oven to 350° F. Place the rack in the middle of the oven.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine apples, water, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix well and transfer to the baking dish.
  3. In the same bowl, combine cassava flour, tigernut flour, coconut flour, date sugar, palm shortening, and applesauce. Mix to obtain a slightly moist and crumbly dough.
  4. Spread the dough over the fruit and bake in the oven until apples are soft and the crust turns golden, about 30 to 40 minutes (depending on the variety of apples you use). You can test the doneness of the apples with a fork.
  5. Serve hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Leftovers (if any) will keep in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Also freezes well.

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Easy and Healthy Apple Crumble [Gluten-Free-Oat-Free-Paleo-AIP]

This recipe has been shared on the Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable over at Phoenix Helix.

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  3. What apples do you think would be best? I like macintosh and pink lady. Also, we are very sensitive to lemon, couldni use acv? Sounds perfect for our waster family reunion. Thanks!

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    • Hello Kris 🙂

      For this recipe, I tend to choose apples that will brake down easily when baked. Macintosh and pink lady are good choices. I would stay away from Granny Smith! And yes you can replace the lemon juice with ACV. Bon appétit and Happy Easter!

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  6. I can’t use cassava flour, do you have a suggestion for an alternative or could I just add more of the coconut & tigernut?

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  8. Where I live Cassava and Tigernut do not exist. What can I use instead and their ratios! Looking forward to trying this!

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  9. This recipe is amazing! I took it work over the holidays last year, and my coworkers LOVED it! I also made it for my side of the family (who don’t eat paleo at all), and it was a huge hit there also! This is going to become one of our staple desserts, especially around holidays. Was just wondering if there was anyway to sub out the coconut flour? Want to make this for my hubby’s side of the family (I’m tired of making 2 desserts, one for my daughter and I (we’re paleo/aip), and one for everyone else. My sister-in-law can’t have anything with coconut though. Thanks!

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  10. Would there be any difference in taste if I made this ahead of time? I’m considering making it for Thanksgiving, but the oven will be occupied by the turkey. 🙂

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