Low Sugar Apple Crumble (Apple Crisp) Recipe
Who doesn't love apple crumble? Sweet, chewy apples tossed in cinnamon and spices with a rich crumb topping is the absolute best! I have had a request for a lower-sugar apple crumble so here it is! I have used alternative, better-for-you sweeteners, and upped the fiber and fat content to try to achieve a healthier, lower-carb, lower-sugar dessert. Fruit desserts are always tricky when it comes to leveling blood sugar due to their sugar content while chocolate desserts are more reliable due to their higher fat content. This dessert, however, with just 15 net carbs, when eaten at the end of a healthy meal, produced a stable glucose response!
Equipment
- 8 x 10 baking dish
- apple peeler, corer, slicer
Ingredients
Apple Filling:
- 2 tbsp gelatin
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup grass fed butter ghee, or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup allulose
- 4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp cardamom
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 10 cups apples, peeled cored and diced small
Crumb Topping:
- 2 cups nuts (I used walnuts but pecans would taste great too)
- 1/4 cup allulose
- 4 tbsp grass fed butter, ghee or coconut oil, room temp
- 3 tbsp psyllium husk flakes
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350
- Add gelatin and lemon juice to a small bowl and allow it to bloom
- In a saucepan add butter, allulose, and spices. Heat until butter is melted and spices are incorporated.
- At this point add gelatin and lemon juice mixture and stir until melted and well mixed.
- Add apples into spice mixture and cook until a little soft and completely coated, about 10 minutes.
- Make the crumble in a food processor or blender:Add all ingredients and pulse until well combined and crumbly but before it turns into a paste.
- Spoon the apples and sauce into an 8 x 11 dish and using your fingers or a spoon, sprinkle the crumb topping evenly on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly and golden brown on top.
- Enjoy with your favorite low carb ice cream, or allulose sweetened whipped coconut cream or full fat unsweetened whipped dairy cream.
Notes
Enjoy this apple crumble with my whipped coconut cream on top along with a little sprinkle of cinnamon.