Gluten Free Cinnamon Apple and Pecan Bake
Gluten free cinnamon and pecan crumble!? You bet! Baked apples are a classic dessert but this version is sweeter (and more nutritious) because we added pecans.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
BAKED APPLE INGREDIENTS
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oil melted
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp arrowroot or corn starch
- 4 cups apples peeled & diced into 1/2 inch pieces
BASE INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup canned full fat coconut milk
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- ¼ cup unsweetened unsalted almond butter (sub peanut or sunflower butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 2 cups rolled oats
TOPPING INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1½ cups raw hazelnuts (sub pecans, almonds, walnuts or sunflower seeds)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
Preheat oven to 350 and line two baking dishes with parchment paper.
Lay apples on one of the baking dishes. You can overlap if needed. Combine all remaining baked apple ingredients in a bowl and combine. Top apples with mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes.
While apples are baking, add all base ingredients to a large mixing bowl and whisk together well. Pour into remaining baking dish in an even layer.Add all topping ingredients to a food processor and pulse until they form a fine, sticky crumble. When apples are done baking, spread over oat mixture in the baking dish. Top with crumble and press crumble gently into the apples.
Bake for another 35-40 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and slightly firm to touch.