Peach & Apple Crumble

Ever since I made and devoured chocolate peanut butter cups last week (thankfully I didn’t eat them all, since my friend happily took a few off my hands!), I’ve been wanting to try out another recipe from The Kind Diet. A peach crumble caught my eye, but when I figured out that 1 serving packed 900+ calories, I was reluctant to make it. Not to sound fanatical, but that seems like way too many calories for one serving of an oats & fruit dessert (though I think this could be a breakfast treat as well!). So, instead of passing up trying it out, I decided to halve the topping ingredient amounts, which in turn, nearly slashed the calorie (and fat) content in half. I also made a few other changes to the original recipe.

Peach & Apple Crumble

Makes 6 servings

• 2 medium peaches, sliced
• 1 medium Granny Smith apple, sliced
• 1/2 c blueberries
• 12 oz apple juice
• 1 TSP (fresh) lemon juice
• 2 TSP vanilla extract
• Pinch of sea salt

Topping:

• 1.5 c old fashioned oats
• 1 c brown rice flour
• 1/4 TSP salt
• 1/4 TSP ground cinnamon
• 1/3 c safflower oil
• 1/3 c agave nectar
• 2 TBSP maple syrup
• 1/2 c chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Combine fruit in a 9-inch baking pan (I used a pie pan).

Heat apple juice in a small saucepan. Add lemon juice, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and salt, then pour over the fruit.

To make the topping, dry-roast the oats, flour, salt, and cinnamon in a skillet over medium-low heat for around 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil, agave, and syrup together in a separate pan, then pour over the flour mixture and mix well. Stir in the pecans.

Crumble the topping over the fruit, then cover the pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove the foil, and bake until the topping is lightly browned and the fruit filling bubbles (around another 15 minutes). Cool  before serving.

This crumble turned out subtly sweet, not too heavy, and totally fine without double the amount of topping. I’m a fan, and definitely plan to make it again for a fancy breakfast or dessert. I have a feeling it’d be delicious with some vanilla fro yo!

Nutrition stats: 475 calories, 21 g fat, 6 g protein, 69 g carbs