Cinnamon Baked Apples with Maple Crumble Topping

A healthy dessert or a lux breakfast.

This week was a winning week in the kitchen. Everything I made worked the first time, with a few tweaks here or there. I have a few new favourites that will be added to the regular rotation. I know we’re here to talk about Cinnamon Baked Apples with Maple Crumble Topping (one of my new favourite recipes) but just quickly (because I know you’ll love them too) my Mexican Chicken Salad and Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Overnight Oats were seriously out of this world delicious.

Ok, onto today’s recipe though. My goal with Our Nourishing Week is to share mostly lunch and dinner recipes but then throw in the occasional sweet treat, snack or breakfast. Let me know in the comments if that sounds good to you! Pairing tender, cinnamon-y, juicy baked apples paired with vanilla’d coconut yoghurt (or Greek yoghurt, whichever you prefer) and a maple crumble was honestly just a great decision by me (if I must say so myself). It’s like deconstructed apple crumble essentially and can be enjoyed as a luscious breakfast (I’m thinking this would be great for Easter), or for a healthier dessert. If you’re going down the dessert road then you can switch up the yoghurt for ice cream.

Notable Nutrition Benefits

• skin on apples are great for gut health as the skin contains pectin, a soluble fibre and prebiotic that feeds the good bacteria in our guts. Cooked apples are also incredibly easy for us to digest, reducing some burden on our tummies.

• low sugar - this recipe is sweetened with just two tablespoons of maple syrup, the rest of the sweetness comes from the apples.

• healthy fats - I’ve used almond flour in the crumble which has healthy fatty acids as well as protein. Including healthy fats and protein in a sweet dish is a great way of lowering the glycemic index of the dish.

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