Name: Not Too Sweet Apple Crumble
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats; 3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour; 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, packed; 1/2 tsp. Kosher Salt; 6 Tbs. Unsalted Butter, melted; 3 pounds Honeycrisp Apples, cored and sliced into 1/2 inch slices; 1 Tbs. Ground Cinnamon

I am convinced that most apple recipes have too much sugar, so I set out to make one that’s just right. In this not-too-sweet apple crumble, the only sugar is in the crumble itself. The apples are dusted with cinnamon, but nothing more. I think they shine like this! Eat this apple crumble for breakfast!

Make This Simple Apple Crumble for Breakfast or Dessert

This is a healthy apple crumble. It has just enough indulgence to feel like a treat without going overboard. Apples are a wonderful fruit. Leave the skin on for the extra color, texture, and fiber. This is no need to add sugar to the apples – they are sweet enough on their own! The oats add a little fiber, too.

Use any kind of flour you’d like. You could sub out the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for more fiber and a heartier flavor. If you are gluten-sensitive, the all-purpose flour can be easily subbed out for a gluten-free variety without compromising the crumble topping.

Desserts based on fruit are so special! They can celebrate a seasonal fruit or use frozen. They can be dessert on their own or as an ice cream topping. They can be breakfast. What’s not to love?

Yield: 12 Servings

Not Too Sweet Apple Crumble

I am convinced that apples do not need extra sugar - they are already so sweet! This crumble is perfect on its own, on top of vanilla bean ice cream, or as the fruit and granola components of a Fruit, Yogurt, and Granola Bowl.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

Crumble Topping

1 Cup Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 tsp. Kosher Salt
6 Tbs. Unsalted Butter, melted

Apples

3 pounds Honeycrisp Apples, cored and sliced into 1/2 inch slices
1 Tbs. Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° F, and butter a 9x13 dish.
In a small bowl, mix the oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt. Add the melted butter, and stir until there’s no dry flour.
Add sliced apples to the buttered dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon, and toss to coat.
Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the apples.
Bake for 60 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apples have softened.

Notes

There is no need to peel the apples! Enjoy the color, texture, and fiber.

The recipe calls for Cinnamon as the standalone star spice. You could add a little nutmeg and allspice for a more traditional apple pie spice profile.

Sub out the all-purpose flour for different flour if you’d like - whole wheat for more fiber or gluten-free if you‘re sensitive to gluten.

Not Too Sweet Apple Crumble