Apple Coconut Crumble Food

APPLE, WALNUT AND COCONUT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190C).
• Butter a 9 inch square baking pan.
• Peel, core and slice the apples into 1/3 inch slices.
• Toss them in a large bowl with the lemon juice to prevent discolouration.
• Layer the apples in the baking pan.
• Combine the flour, oats, walnuts, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, salt and vanilla.
• Add the butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Sprinkle over apples and bake in the middle of the oven for 35-40 minutes; or until topping is browned and apples are tender.

APPLE COCONUT CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix and coconut.
• Cut in butter until crumbly. (will be very dry).
• Place apple slices in prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• Sprinkle cake mixture over apples.
• Combine water and lemon juice.
• Pour evenly and slowly over crumble, moistening as much as possible.
• Bake for 55 minutes or until top is light golden brown and apples are tender.
• Serve warm or cold with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
• Keep apple slices quite chunky to ensure that they do not become mushy in baking.
• OPT. - add 1 cup of fresh or frozen cranberries to the apples (I omit this).

HOMEMADE APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Arrange apple pieces in a baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar, and cinnamon; toss well.
• In a bowl, combine the rice flour, almond meal, sugar, and coconut. Cut in butter until mixture is fine and crumbly. Sprinkle topping over apples.
• Cover and bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until the apples have lost their shape. Uncover, and continue to bake until crumble is crisp and golden in color.