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Healthy Almond Walnut Apple Crisp

Name: Healthy Almond Walnut Apple Crisp
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 medium red apples (softer is better, I used Gala); 1/2 cup coconut oil; 1 tablespoon almond extract or vanilla extract; 1/4 cup honey; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 1/2 cups almond flour (oat flour would work well too); 1/4 cup chopped walnuts for topping

by: Megan Olson

January 7, 2016

3.5

2 Ratings

Photo by Megan Olson

Makes 12

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Author Notes

A warm, baked Healthy Almond Walnut Apple Crisp bursting with almond & cinnamon. This gluten-free, Paleo, low sugar messy goodness is the perfect healthy desert to add to your holiday menu! —Megan Olson

Ingredients

5 medium red apples (softer is better, I used Gala)
¹/₂ cup coconut oil
1 tablespoon almond extract or vanilla extract
¹/₄ cup honey
¹/₂ teaspoon nutmeg
¹/₂ tablespoon cinnamon
1 ¹/₂ cups almond flour (oat flour would work well too)
¹/₄ cup chopped walnuts for topping

Directions

Preheat oven 350 degrees
Prep 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray
Peel apples, remove core & slice into thin pieces
Place apples on baking dish evenly
In a bowl, combine all ingredients leaving walnuts to the side
Spread mixture on top of apples evenly
Sprinkle walnuts on top
Bake 30 minutes @ 350 degrees

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Lefty October 13, 2018

I'm just not comfortable cooking with that much coconut oil. WAY too much saturated fat for "healthy." The verdict is in: Coconut oil was a bad idea and the fad is finally over.