Description
This oatmeal crumble is packed full of apples, cranberries, and heart healthy oatmeal, but TASTES like a decadent fruity dessert. It’s a lovely warm fruity crumble with a crunchy topping and a fruity sauce on the bottom.
Ingredients
Scale
For the fruity bottom layer:
- 2 large apples, peeled, cored and chopped (about 3 cups)
- 2 cups fresh cranberries, whole or halved (whatever you prefer)
- 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the oatmeal topping:
- 1 cup (100g) old fashioned oats (not instant oats)
- 1/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar (for more sweetness, use 4 Tablespoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
To stick it all together:
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup lowfat milk
- 1 large egg white
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the top:
- 1/2 Tablespoon or so of raw (Turbinado) sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375 F. Spray a small casserole dish or 8×8 inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Scatter the fruit over the bottom and toss with the brown sugar, cinnamon and vanilla.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together the oats, chopped nuts, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and white chocolate chips.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, milk, egg white, melted butter and vanilla extract. .
- Sprinkle your oat mixture over the fruit evenly, then pour the milk mixture over the oats as evenly as you can. Sprinkle the top with raw sugar.
- Bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until the dish has set and the top is a lovely brown and crunchy. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.