Raw Apple Crumble
Ingredients
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Crumble topping:
½ cup walnuts
2 pitted Medjool dates (or 4 Deglet Noor), chopped
Diced apple filling:
4 apples, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Apple sauce (to be tossed with the diced apples):
2 apples, peeled and diced (see notes)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5 pitted Medjool dates (or 10 Deglet Noor), chopped
¼ cup raisins
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Nutrition information
Serving Size: 1 to 1½ cups
Calories: 173
Total Fat: 6.6 g
Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.6 g
Sodium: 2.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 28.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
Sugars: 21.5 g
Protein: 2.2 g
Source: Forks Over Knives. Cathy Fisher
Instructions
1. To make the crumble topping: Blend the walnuts and dates in a food processor to make crumbly nuggets similar in size to Grape Nuts cereal. Spoon into a small bowl and set aside.
2. To make the filling: Toss the 4 peeled, diced apples with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and set aside in a bowl.
3. Next, blend all of the sauce ingredients in the food processor: 2 apples, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, plus the dates, raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss this mixture with the sliced apples.
4. To serve, spoon into dessert dishes and sprinkle with the date nut crumble topping.