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.
YUM!! Katie that looks so good! I love anything with apples! And single serve recipes are the best 😉
I made this last night and it was so good! I noticed that the cooking time seemed a bit high (after the 3 minutes broiling mine was almost burned, but it was still delicious). I made it using evaporated milk, 1 tablespoon of white sugar, and 2 teaspoons of whole-wheat flour (because I was too lazy to grind up oats for that amount of oat flour) and 1 tablespoon of butter and got 291 calories for the whole recipe. Split it with the husband and topped with ice cream for a perfect post-dinner snack. Yum!
I just tried it again to be sure, after reading your comment, and it still worked for me… but I know ovens can vary in temperature, and I’ve never actually calibrated mine. One of ours could quite possibly be incorrectly calibrated (it’s very common). That’s a project for me this weekend. But in the meantime I lowered the temperature in the recipe, as it won’t hurt it to cook a little less, regardless. Thanks for the feedback!
I would be pretty willing to bet that my oven isn’t calibrated correctly, so that could be the problem. Our house was built in 1971, and while I’m pretty sure the oven isn’t original to the house I bet it’s at least 10 years old. We’ve also noticed that the back of the oven cooks food more quickly than the front. So it could be my oven is wonky, not yours. 🙂 I also cooked mine in a cereal bowl that is oven-safe, so it probably cooked slightly different than it would have in a ramiken that has straight sides (if that made sense).
P.S. Do you have more than one oven? I’m jealous. My oven is fairly small, and during the holidays it would be really nice to have two!
Oh lol no, I meant “one of ours” as in yours or mine ;).
Lol! My bad. 🙂
I love crumbles and crisps and aplpe is my favorite! I love the recipe! Going to check out your vanilal bean ice cream!
I always check out the dessert menu first when we get to a restaurant – I don’t know why it is always at the back, it should be on the first page!
I say it is, course I’ve done that myself so I would agree lol 🙂
And thanks for the recipe! This year I’m having to accommodate my dairy-free self at our family’s Thanksgiving and will be making my own dessert (and a few other dishes) while the rest of the family eats pumpkin pie…so now it’s between this (one serving), the crust-less pumpkin pie, or the chocolate-pecan. You give me too many choices! Maybe I’ll have a Thanksgiving eve dessert, and a black Friday dessert and just try them all lol
How about dinner AND dessert?
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for this recipe! I have had to go off of processed sugar because of a sugar sensitivity and Apple Crisp is one of the desserts I have missed the very most. I made this last night for my family after dinner and we all loved it. I thought it was perfectly sweet enough and delicious. I will be making this one again and again. I actually doubled the “crust” ingredients and loved the amount of chewiness.
This looks awesome and delicious!
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Dessert for dinner? When my husband has been away at work, I will often turn to one of your recipes for a treat for myself and that is my supper! Chocolate is ALWAYS appropriate!
I love making fruit crumbles! I usually go with a mix of strawberries and bananas, and add some nuts on top for more crunchiness:
http://www.myhappydessert.com/light-fruity-oat-streusel-pudding/
I’m so excited to try this recipe. I just tried a similar recipe that ended up more like oatmeal…it was good, but just not what I was looking for. This looks like the apple crisp I’ve been dreaming of all Fall. Now, about dessert for dinner? Why wait til dinner – this is going to be breakfast!
i love apple crumble and thankfully have some apples laying around, going to make this right now lol
Hi, I’m wondering how you got less than 10 grams of fat for the entire serbing, when one tablespoon of butter has fifteen grams of fat. Did I do my calculations incorrectly or should you spilt the recipe into two servings?
I’d imagine she went by the Smart Balance Light listed first, which has 5 grams of fat per tablespoon according to their website.
I made this a few minutes ago, and it’s delicious! I actually microwaved it for 2 1/2 minutes since I was too impatient to wait for 40 minutes, but it turned out great!
I think it’s acceptable but I’m always one to have my dinner before dessert 😉
Omgggg!!! I’ve vbeen looking all over for a healthy but still actually looks like apple crumble recipe!
Of course, Katie saves the day again!
I just checked your home page and saw this and made a little “EEEEPP!” Sound, and the looks I got… Hehe can’t wait to try x