30 Nov Baked Apples with Paleo Crumble

The more I cook the more I find I am drawn to recipes with which I have a story or a personal connection. Food is more than nourishment, the food we select tells a story about where we’ve come from. These baked apples connect me both with my kiddos who eat these at school, and their teachers who I feel so grateful for on a daily basis. My kiddos’ preschool teacher and I tag teamed the evolution of this recipe, something that my kids get to enjoy for snack at school (pretty awesome right?). This recipe was inspired by applesauce, which evolved to baked apples, which evolved to baked apples with crumble, which was adapted for these baked apples with Paleo crumble.

The crumble comes together in a food processor which makes using nuts and seeds simple. The crumble takes on a great texture after it is baked; it is nicely soft and chewy. Any apples will work for this recipe, I found the golden ones pictured to be beautiful, crisp and to have just the right amount of tartness. You can use a spoon to core the apples – just carve out a circle around the stem and keep carving down the center until the core is out. I left the bottom of the apple in tact, I didn’t core them all the way through. This is also what they do at my kids’ preschool. I overheard one of my the kids claiming the baked apples were so good he even ate the bottom… something I fully appreciate.

This is a great recipe to make with kids and there are a lot of options if you’d like to sub out ingredients for the crumble – oats, nuts, seeds or dried fruit. Enjoy the wonderful sweetness and heft of this perfectly autumn treat.