Apple oats Crumble/ Apple crisp- a delicious baked dessert made from quick oats, apples, jowar flour and flavoured with cinnamon and lemon juice. It is a healthy apple crisp made with minimal ingredients and sweetened with jaggery powder.
About apple oats crumble
A healthy and delightful dessert for your coming holiday gathering. Apple crisp or apple oats crumble is originated in Britain during world war II. It is suppose to be a healthier version of dessert as compare to cakes and pies. Apple crumble is also known as British pudding and mainly prepared using a crumble mixture of all purpose flour, butter, oats and brown sugar that is sprinkled over the apple layers.
Making this gluten-free crumble recipe at home is easy and quick. It does not need any expertise in baking. First, you have to arrange apple slices then cover it with the crumble mixture. Bake in the preheated oven till the crumble becomes golden in colour. After that, cool a little bit and ENJOY with a scoop of ice cream, custard or pudding.
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Benefits of apple and oats
Apple is not only a delicious fruit but also has a lot of health benefits too. It helps in improving gut health, lowers the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, stroke as well as obesity. Similarly, oats are also rich in soluble fibre and minerals. They have a good amount of zine and selenium that helps in fighting infection and are a good source of antioxidants.
How to serve apple oats crumble
Apple oats crumble is a delicious dessert recipe that can be enjoyed warm or cold according to your choice. I prefer to eat it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or with a little whipped cream.
Once it is baked we can also refrigerate it for later use. Wrap it with a plastic sheet or aluminium foil and refrigerate. Microwave it for 1 minute before serving or bake it for 5-10 minutes at 150 degrees celsius.
Ingredients used for making apple crisp
- Quick oats and jowar flour– oats and jowar flour are gluten-free healthy options for this apple crumble recipe. If you want you can use half oats and half all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour for making crumble. Rolled oats can be easily replaced with quick oats.
- Brown sugar and jaggery powder – For sweetness. These are rich in minerals and healthier option over white refined sugar. You can also try it with coconut sugar, palm sugar, raw cane sugar according your choice.
- Cinnamon powder – It gives the filling a warm and spiced flavour. You can also add some cardamom or nutmeg powder to enhance the flavour.
- Butter – unsalted homemade fresh butter adds richness and moisture to the topping. For the vegan version use coconut oil.
- Salt – To enhance the sweetness.
Step by step preparation of Apple oats Crumble/ Apple crisp
1. Preheat oven at 160 degrees Celsius for about 10-12 minutes.
2. First peel the apples and cut into thin slices, squeeze lemon juice and put it aside.
3. Now take a oven safe glass bowl, grease it base and sides with 1 tbsp soft butter.
4. Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar. Arrange sliced apples and sprinkle cinnamon powder. Cover with rest of the brown sugar and put it aside.
5. Now in another bowl, take oats, jowar flour, jaggery powder, baking powder, salt. Add soft unsalted butter and gently mix it till it well combine with oats mixture.
6. After that spread this crumble mixture over the apple layer and put it in the oven.
7.Bake it for 15-20 minutes or until the crumble become golden in colour. Take it put. Slightly cool it and then serve warm with ice cream or custard.
Serving suggestion
Serve warm apple oats crumble with a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream or chocolate sauce. Apple crisp can be serve warm or cold as a dessert or as a evening snack.
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Tips and tricks
- Choice fresh, soft and sweet apple for the crisp. If we use green apple then need to add more sugar or jaggery in it for a perfect taste.
- Apple slices should not be very thin or thick.
- Use coconut oil for a Vegan version.
- Bake the apple crisp till the crumble become golden in colour. Slightly cool after taking it out from the oven and then serve.
Recipe card
Apple oats Crumble/ Apple crisp
Ingredients
For base
- 2 apples peeled and cut into slices
- ½ Lemon juice
- 40 gm brown sugar
- 1 tbsp soft butter
- 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
For crumble
- 1 cup 90 gm quick oats
- ¼ cup jowar flour
- 50 gm homemade unsalted butter cold
- 35 gm jaggery powder
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 160 degrees Celsius for about 10-12 minutes.
- First peel the apples and cut into thin slices, squeeze lemon juice and put it aside.
- Now take a oven safe glass bowl, grease it base and sides with 1 tbsp soft butter.
- Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar. Arrange sliced apples and sprinkle cinnamon powder. Cover with rest of the brown sugar and put it aside.
- Now in another bowl, take oats, jowar flour, jaggery powder, baking powder, salt. Add soft unsalted butter and gently mix it till it well combine with oats mixture.
- After that spread this crumble mixture over the apple layer and put it in the oven.
- Bake it for 15-20 minutes or until the crumble become golden in colour. Take it put. Slightly cool it and then serve warm with ice cream or custard.
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