Thankful for Fruit Crumble

James and I originally made this crumble in the summer. We were lazy, so we limited it to ingredients I already had in the house. I wish I had had time to post this recipe earlier in the summer, because my filling of choice is a bit seasonal, but alas, summer is over and so is peach season.

This weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, and my mom let me be responsible for the dessert. Our tradition has always been apple crumble, and we have an apple tree in our backyard, so I decided to re-season the crumble for Autumn.

I was so excited to see everyone in my family love the crumble. I had to take rather rushed pictures to ensure I captured it before it was all gone. I think it's the first time no one has made some smart comment along the lines of "it would be great...with some sugar."

This recipe was originally meant to serve 4, but I doubled it for my family. For this post, I have included the doubled recipe for the original and apple filling.

Fruit Crumble
(serves 8-10)

Ingredients:

Summer Filling:

• 4 apples (cored and sliced, though we didn't bother peeling them)
• 4 peaches, sliced
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1 Tbs cornstarch
• juice from 1 lemon
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon (add as much as you want, really)

Fall Filling:

• 7-8 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 Tbs cornstarch
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon (add as much as you want, really)

Topping:

• 4 cups oats
• 6 Tbs coconut flour *
• 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs (or 10 Tbs) maple syrup
• 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs (or 10 Tbs) coconut oil, at room temperature
• 1-2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp coarse sea salt
• zest of 1 lemon (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300F

1. Prepare your filling fruit (peel, chop, etc...) and toss with lemon juice, cinnamon and cornstarch, ensuring the fruit is covered. Place in a 9 by 13 glass dish and set aside.

2. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, combine maple syrup and coconut oil, ensuring the coconut oil is lump free. Add dry to wet and mix thoroughly—until all oats are covered.

3. Spread crumble evenly on top of fruit, and press gently. Place in a 300F oven for 30-40 minutes, or until apples are soft and crumble begins to brown.

*For anyone who isn't familiar with coconut flour, it's available at Bulk Barn, and probably any health/natural food store.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It's my second favourite holiday (CHRISTMAS IS COMING!)