Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

This Healthy Apple Crumble recipe is an easy Instant Pot dessert that has less sugar than a traditional apple crisp recipe but doesn’t sacrifice taste.

Eating fresh fruit is a great way to curb sweet tooth cravings. You can’t go wrong with sweet cinnamon apples and a crispy crumble topping.

I love a good apple dessert and this healthier apple crumble is one of my favorite desserts to make. 

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Ingredients in Healthy Apple Crumble

• Apples: Apples are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other plant compounds. Of all the different type of apples available I prefer to use Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples. I think they’re the perfect mix of tart apples and sweet apples. 
• Nutmeg: Ground nutmeg is a warm, comforting spice that is perfect with apple recipes. 
• Honey: Honey is lower on the glycemic index than white sugar, and has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties, and is a source of antioxidants.
• Cinnamon: The sweetness of cinnamon helps balance the tart flavor of apples, creating a flavor combination that is both delicious and satisfying.
• Rolled oats: Rolled or old-fashioned oats make the healthy golden brown crumble topping of this comforting dessert. In addition to adding lovely texture, oats pack more protein and fat than most other grains and are a good source of beta glucan, a unique, soluble fiber linked to multiple health benefits.
• Almond flour: I use almond flour to make this healthy crumble a gluten free dessert. You can also use almond meal if that’s what you have on hand. 
• Brown sugar: Using just a little bit of light brown sugar really makes this taste like a classic apple crumble recipe. 
• Butter: Set your butter on the counter to come to room temperature, if you have time, before you start this recipe. Room temp butter is much easier to handle than cold butter when it comes time to mix your crumble topping. 

How to Make this Healthy Apple Crumble in the Instant Pot

1. First, start by coring and dicing the apples.
2. Turn your Instant Pot to the sauté function and preheat the pot for 1 minute, then spray the inner pot with nonstick cooking spray and turn off the pot.
3. Add the water, fresh apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Close and lock the lid, then turn the steam release handle to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 2 minutes. 
4. While the apples are cooking, combine the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, butter, and remaining cinnamon in a small bowl. Use a spoon or fork to combine. (If the butter is too hard to mix with a spoon, use your hands to combine the ingredients together.)
5. When the cook time for the apples is complete, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the inner pot from the base and drain any extra liquid from the pot, then sprinkle the oat crumble topping over the top of the apple mixture in an even layer. 
6. Preheat the oven to broil. Place the inner pot in the oven and broil for 1 minute to get a crunchy oat crisp topping, then remove the pot from the oven and place it back in the base of the Instant Pot.
7. Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.

How to Make this Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe in the Oven

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 
2. Core and dice the apples.
3. In a large bowl, combine the diced apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, and mix together well.
4. In a separate bowl combine together the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, and butter. 
5. Pour the apple mixture into a baking dish, and sprinkle the oat mixture on top.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
7. Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.

Recipe Tips

• If you have an air fryer lid for your Instant Pot you can air fry the top of the crumble instead of broiling it.
• To make ahead, let your crumble cool to room temperature. For meal prep, divide your cooled crumble into 1 cup portions (will make 6 total). Store crumble in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 2 months. When ready to serve, reheat thawed crumble in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
• For a gluten-free crumble, use gluten-free oats.
• For a dairy-free crumble, use vegan butter or coconut oil instead of butter.

Healthy Eating Plans

Serves: 6

21 Day Fix Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

Entire recipe: 6 purple containers, 3 yellow containers, 4 blue containers, 6 teaspoons

Per serving: 1 purple container, 1/2 yellow container, 2/3 blue container, 1 teaspoon

Weight Watchers Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

9 2023 Plan Points | 8 Blue Plan Points | 8 Green Plan Points | 7 Purple Plan Points 

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• These Healthy Lemon Bars are refined sugar free, dairy free, and gluten-free, but they still check off all the boxes for flavor. Not to mention, they cook in the Instant Pot so they’re easy too.
• This Healthy Pumpkin Cold Brew recipe is a delicious fall treat!
• These Healthy Key Lime Pie Bites are a healthy treat made with an almond milk base and sweetened with honey.
• The best thing about growing up in upstate New York was apple picking season. We’d come home with an abundance of fall apples and get straight to work making all sorts of delicious apple recipes like this homemade apple sauce. Choose your favorite apple varieties and you’ll have delicious applesauce ready to eat in no time!
• This Cheesecake with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt knocks out a lot of the unnecessary fat and calories, but leaves you with a delicious cheesecake that will satisfy the strongest sweet tooth.

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Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

Created by: Becca Ludlum

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Pressure 2 minutes mins

Total Time 18 minutes mins

Approximate Serving Size: 1 cup

Servings 6 people

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This delicious and Healthy Apple Oat Crumble will satisfy your sweet tooth!

Equipment

• Instant Pot 6 qt
• Kitchen Knife
• Mixing Bowls

Ingredients 

• ▢ 1/4 cup water if cooking in Instant Pot
• ▢ 6 medium apples cored and diced
• ▢ 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• ▢ 2 tbsp honey
• ▢ 2 tsp ground cinnamon divided
• ▢ 1 cup rolled oats uncooked
• ▢ 1/2 cup almond flour
• ▢ 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• ▢ 2 tbsp butter softened

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions

• First, start by coring and dicing the apples. 6 medium apples
• Turn your Instant Pot to the sauté function and preheat the pot for 1 minute, then spray the inner pot with nonstick cooking spray and turn off the pot.
• Add the water, fresh apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Close and lock the lid, then turn the steam release handle to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 2 minutes. 1/4 cup water 2 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• While the apples are cooking, combine the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, butter, and remaining cinnamon in a small bowl. Use a spoon or fork to combine. (If the butter is too hard to mix with a spoon, use your hands to combine the ingredients together.) 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tbsp butter
• When the cook time for the apples is complete, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the inner pot from the base and drain any extra liquid from the pot, then sprinkle the oat crumble topping over the top of the apple mixture in an even layer. 
• Preheat the oven to broil. Place the inner pot in the oven and broil for 1 minute to get a crunchy oat crisp topping, then remove the pot from the oven and place it back in the base of the Instant Pot.
• Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.

Oven Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 
• Core and dice the apples. 6 medium apples
• In a large bowl, combine the diced apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, and mix together well. 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp cinnamon
• In a separate bowl combine together the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, and butter. 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tbsp butter
• Pour the apple mixture into a baking dish, and sprinkle the oat mixture on top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
• Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.

Notes

Recipe Tips:

• If you have an air fryer lid for your Instant Pot you can air fry the top of the crumble instead of broiling it.
• To make ahead, let your crumble cool to room temperature. For meal prep, divide your cooled crumble into 1 cup portions (will make 6 total). Store crumble in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 2 months. When ready to serve, reheat thawed crumble in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
• For a gluten-free crumble, use gluten-free oats.
• For a dairy-free crumble, use vegan butter or coconut oil instead of butter.

Healthy Eating Plans

Serves: 6

21 Day Fix Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

Entire recipe: 6 purple containers, 3 yellow containers, 4 blue containers, 6 teaspoons

Per serving: 1 purple container, 1/2 yellow container, 2/3 blue container, 1 teaspoon

Weight Watchers Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe

9 2023 Plan Points | 8 Blue Plan Points | 8 Green Plan Points | 7 Purple Plan Points 

Nutrition

Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 35g | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 2mg

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