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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
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

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
  • cups raw hazelnuts (sub pecans, almonds, walnuts or sunflower seeds)
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil

Instructions
 

  • 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.