Dessert for breakfast anyone? Yes please! This little dish of goodness was a spontaneous "throw some stuff I had together" one rainy morning when the plans we had were canceled. The boys were so bummed that I wanted to give them something to brighten up their day, enter dessert for breakfast! This is not a super sweet treat, but we like it that way since we don't eat a lot of sugar. You can always add more sweetener to match your taste but as this is written, it's a perfect healthy breakfast meal that makes you feel good from the inside out. And a HUGE plus, is that it is so easy to make! I literally threw it together in the morning and was able to get it into my hungry boy's mouths before major meltdown started. The time the crumble took to bake flew by with a few games of "park the cars." We all devoured it and daddy was disappointed that he didn't get any leftovers saved for him...but it's so simple that making it again is no problem! Enjoy!
Apple Pecan Oat Crumble
Notes
- 2 apples, diced (I used Fuji)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (you can add more if you like it sweeter)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 1 ½ cups gluten free rolled oats (or any rolled oats of your choice)
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flaxseed plus 6 tablespoons water)
Mix 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed with 6 tablespoons water to make flax eggs and set aside. Preheat oven to 350. Combine diced apples, vanilla, pecans, maple syrup and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix well. Add in oats and salt and mix. Add in flax eggs and mix until everything is well coated. Put into a square baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes, until browning on the edges. The more you bake, the crispier it will be. You can also eat it like cereal by adding milk to your bowl.
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Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.
April
Do you think this would work as a topping for muffins? I love oat/nut crumbles but, all the recipes I find have butter, which I'm trying to cut out (slowly making my way to vegan).
Sophia DeSantis
Hi April! I think it is worth a try but it depends on the recipe. You could also use a dairy free butter as well! Let me know if you try it and how it works!
Leila
This looks sooo good! Can I sub the Himalayan salt for sea salt?
veggiesdontbite
Hi Leila! Yes! Sorry this is a really old recipe and I haven't updated it yet. Sea salt is basically the same!
Helena
Yum! I would eat this with Nadamoo Maple Pecan!
veggiesdontbite
Good one!!! That Maple Pecan would go perfect!
Alix H. Thompson
Vanilla Cha- Cha- Chai Nadamoo ice cream would go great with this!!
veggiesdontbite
Yeah it would!! Great one!
Kristen
Oh my gosh...YUM! This so didn't last long in my house!! Delicious and will be a staple in our house for sure!
veggiesdontbite
So glad you guys liked it!! Yup, we devoured it to. Ha!
Ani
That looks like such a healthy treat!
veggiesdontbite
Thank you! It is healthy and delicious!
Kristen
All the ingredients that I LOVE! This sounds super yummy!! I am going to try to make it tomorrow!!
veggiesdontbite
Thank you!! It's so easy to make too! And delicious. Let me know how it turns out!!
Dina
Yum Yum!
veggiesdontbite
Thank you! I can make it next time you are over.