Baked Apple Crumble

My friend Heather came over yesterday for tea and I wanted to fix something sweet that would bake quickly. Miss Heather is one of my favorite folks in town, and I don’t get to spend enough time with her. In fact, she hadn’t even met our dog Dolly yet. So it was a special kind of tea and get together. I had a few organic apples that needed to be used and a few other things in my pantry.

I wanted the flavor of an apple pie or a crumble without the crust or an over sugared crumbled topping. I was pleased with the results, might even use a little less agave nectar in my next run at this recipe. I was happy to share this dessert and an afternoon with my good friend, Heather. This makes about 6-9 small to medium portions, a perfect throw together dessert.

Ingredients:

- 3 apples, small dice

- 1/4 cup of almonds, processed in a food processor for around 10 seconds, or cut finely

- 1/4 cup of oatmeal

- 1/4 cup of half & half

- 1/4 cup of raisins

- 1/4 cup of agave nectar

- 1 teaspoon of corn meal

- 1 Tablespoon of butter, cut into tiny cubes

- pinch of salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves

Instructions:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees

- grease an 8*8 pan

- wash and finely dice apples

- drizzle agave nectar, half & half, spices, raisins, and salt over apple dice

- mix apples, sweetener, and spices well

- put apples into 8*8 pan

- use half of the tablespoon of tiny diced butter to top apples

- pulse almonds in food processor for around 10 seconds

- cover apple mixture with dry ingredients in this order: almonds, oatmeal, cornmeal

- use the other half of the tablespoon of butter to dot the top of crumble

- bake for 20 minutes

Serving suggestion:

Serve with a scoop of ice cream or a 1/4 cup of yogurt. Enjoy as an after dinner dessert, with a cup of tea, or with yogurt for a delicious breakfast.

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