Healthy Apple Crumble!
A little-known fact about me:
I love apple crumble so much that I sometimes choose it over chocolate.
I’ve been known to choose it over dinner, too. It all started during my freshman year of high school, one night before the prom, when my group of friends ate at a place called at Tony Roma’s. Naturally, all of the boys ordered steaks or ribs. And naturally, all of the girls ordered salads. Apparently that’s the stereotypical ladylike thing to do when you go out on a date.
Whatever.
Uninterested in the prospect of lettuce as dinner, I scoured the menu for something more substantial. For vegetarians, the offerings were pretty slim.
However, I noticed they had apple crumble on the dessert menu. Topped with ice cream, of course. So that became my dinner—and it was awesome. From then on, every time we went out to a not-so-vegetarian-friendly place like Tony Roma’s or Hard Rock or TGI Friday’s, I didn’t worry what to get for lunch or dinner… I just ordered apple crumble!
This healthy apple crumble reminds me of the one from Tony Roma’s–sweet cinnamon apples mixed with buttery crumbles… it is perfect for any time of the year (but especially Fall). It also makes a generous serving, not some little half-cup thing.
Try topping it with this recipe: Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
And eat it for dinner!
Healthy Apple Crumble
Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 medium-sized apple, diced small
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1/2 tsp apple pie spice (you can probably sub cinnamon)
- 1 stevia packet or 1-2 tbsp sugar or sucanat
- optional add-ins: walnuts, raisins, etc.
- 3 tbsp quick oats (15g) (For substitution notes, see nutrition link below.)
- 2 tsp oat flour (or another flour of choice) (4g)
- 1 tbsp oil or butter-type spread (such as Smart Balance Light or Earth Balance) (15g) (For a fat-free substitution, see "nutrition facts" link below.)
Instructions
Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe: Preheat oven to 350 F and grease an oven-safe 2-cup dish. In a small mixing bowl, combine first five ingredients (and optional add-ins, if desired). Stir well. In a separate mixing bowl, combine remaining three ingredients and stir well. Now mix everything together and pour into the greased dish. (If you like a more-crumbly crumble, increase the amounts of the last three ingredients.) Bake 40 minutes (in the middle of the oven, not the very top), then turn the oven to high-broil for 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat, but let sit in oven 15 more minutes.
For more single-serving ideas, click on the following link: Over 100 healthy dessert recipes that make enough to serve just one person.
Hmmm….I have one apple sitting on my counter. No husband or baby tonight either. I think I might just have this for dinner myself! Thank you Katie!
Actually, dessert or even breakfast for dinner have been more and moer common since I started college! 😀 That and soups. Lots of soups. ^^
I love apple pie/ crumble/ cobbler but hardly have it because I don’t want to make a whole dish… Love the single serve option! I’ve made a baked apple before with oats that’s similar 😛
Not if it’s that one – 220 calories isn’t dinner!
Katie…you are a legend!
This looks yummy! Have a great weekend!
Dessert for dinner? No hesitation there- totally acceptable! Dessert for any meal is acceptable, really. And this apple crumble for dinner? 100% yes! 😉
Sooo acceptable! I’ve had dessert dates where that’s what we did! Apple Crumble is my second favorite dessert next to pumpkin pie!
Oh my goodness, my mom will love this one! I just recently discovered your blog, and I have to say, I love it!
I’ve made your single serving chocolate cake several times, and also your brownie batter pancakes! 🙂
KATIE! Seriosly, I had apple crumble for dinner about a month ago . . . my mom made apple crisp for the family, and she made a vegan version for me! When I got home from work, I saw it . . . and decided that it looked better than whatever else was hanging around . . . and ate it. 😀 It was goooooood. You’re looks super yummy. I’m an apple fanatic, so I will DEFINITELY try this!
I made it for dessert and it was delicious. It didn’t even need ice cream on top at all! I wonder if I could make a bigger version and serve it for Thanksgiving. I might have to try.
The crumble part was my favorite :).
This has nothing to do with the post (although apple crumble sounds awesome right now) but in health class today, we were talking about drugs and in the book it says that cocaine comes from the leaves of the cocoa plant…. Is that why chocolate is so addictive? 😉
I believe it’s the coca plant, not cocoa.
Wow-looks like great! Your pictures are beautiful too! : ) Can’t wait to try this-love your recipes!
apple crisp is one of my absolute favorite desserts so I’m definitely going to try this soon!
Yummy, I love apple crumble!
I also always chose something from the desserts menue… 😉
OH. MY. GOSH. I tried to make something like this just a few days ago! I was craving apple crisp so I tried createing my own single serving recipe! Needless to say it didn’t work; chocolate covered genius I am not 🙁
But now you’ve made the recipe for me! This will go to good use! 😀