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Tuesday 6 October 2020

Have Some Apple Crumble - It's Low Carb !


Autumn is definitely the right season for delicious apple crumble, and I can remember my dear Mum making a wonderful variety of crumbles using fruits appropriate to the season. She made it 'the traditional' way with flour, sugar etc. which if you have a look around the many recipes available on the 'net' you will see the carbohydrate content could be anything from 65g to 90g per serving! Now, if you are diabetic this would have your blood sugars rising, (best avoided!) and if like me you choose to eat the LCHF way and restrict your carb intake a 'traditional' crumble is best avoided!

However, fear not, Apple Crumble - which really is a symbol of great family meals and togetherness - has a lower carb version! Yes fellow low carb blogger Julia McPhee has a 'low carb' version of this family favourite and she says ' No McPhee family gathering is complete (without her version) of Apple Crumble'.

Ingredients:
6 (Granny smith) apples, peeled and sliced
50g Butter
1 cup Almond meal
1 tbsp. Natvia
Optional
½ cup chopped nuts or Crunchy Grain Free Granola

Instructions:
1. Boil apples until soft in a small amount of water. Place in a baking dish.
2. Place softened butter, almond meal, Natvia, and nuts in bowl and mix together (real crumble requires mixing by hand), until well combined but still crumbly.
3. Spread over cooked apples and bake at 180 for 30 minutes or until crumble is golden brown.
4. Serve warmed with fresh cream or yoghurt.

Note that nutritional information is calculated for 1 serve of crumble and does not include cream or yoghurt.

Serves: 8
Serving size: 1
Fat: 27.3g
Carbohydrates: 14.9g
Protein: 7.1g

Recipe suggestion from Julia McPhee's blog here
If you need help with measurement and conversion please see here

If you are just starting a low carb diet/lifestyle you may feel confused with which low carb flours to use. You may never have used any of them before and how to use them properly can be daunting. Low carb flours do not behave like wheat flour.

For example, Ground Almonds/Almond Meal... it is made slightly different than almond flour. Instead of blanching the almonds to remove the skins, the skins on the almonds are kept on. It’s a little bit coarser than almond flour and still bakes the same. For baked goods, perhaps use a super fine ground almond flour but equally almond meal can perform just as well in most recipes, at a reduced cost.

Almond meal may also be known as ground almonds. You can grind almonds using a blender to make your own almond meal, the power of your blender will dictate how fine your almond meal will become.

A serving (1/4 cup or 28 grams) of the almond meal has the same nutrition of almond flour of nearly 160 calories, 6 grams of carbs and 3 grams of fibre. Only 6 total carbs or 3 net carbs per serving.

You can learn more about low carb flours from Libby at 'Ditch The Carbs' site, she has a very good guide, which you can read here

Happy Autumn/Fall

We bring a variety of recipe ideas to this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

37 comments:

Sue said...

Ooh I love a nice apple crumble - I'm such a comfort food eater lol so it's even better with a drop of custard, but seeing as I'm going for low carb I'll settle for double cream (yum)! Take care and have a great week, Sue xx

sandy said...

have always liked apple crumble - ...!

Kay said...

I’ve never heard of almond meal before. Thank you for the tip. I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

It's me said...

Mmmmmmmmm...delicious......love happy autumn 🍀🍁🍂🧡🎃🌽🍄🌾🍀Ria



PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gosh I haven't made a fruit crumble for ages Jan, you have inspired me to do so, and I do happen to have some almond flour in the cupboard 😊

eileeninmd said...

I do love apples, sounds like a yummy recipe.
Thanks for sharing! Take care, enjoy your day!

Elephant's Child said...

Yum.
It is a long time since I have had any sort of crumble. Thanks for the reminder.

HappyK said...

Love anything with apples. This looks delicious.

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

I like a nice crumble but I like it with lashings of custard.

Tom said...

...I will need to try this one for sure!

Victor S E Moubarak said...

Now that is really nice. Apple pies/crumbles. With custard. Ice cream. Or double cream.

God bless.

Christine said...

A lovely fall dessert.

Jeanie said...

I love apple crumble and it's nice to have a low-carb recipe in the arsenal. That photo with the pears is simply gorgeous.

DUTA said...

Served warm - that's best. With a bit of cinnamon it could even smell
heavenly.

Luiz Gomes said...

Boa noite Eddie. Parabéns pela maravilhosa receita de maçã.

My name is Erika. said...

Oh yum, apple crumble. Nice!

Angie said...

Jan - seems like a delicious way to get "an apple a day" to keep the doctor away!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I've actually made that on several occasions, but I am a red delicious apple fan. Granny Smith apples are too sour for my taste. Thanks for this recipe, which is a bit different from mine.

Margaret D said...

Just love apple crumble.

Jo said...

I love apple crumble, yummy comfort food.

aussie aNNie said...

oh gosh I am hungry lovely apple desert. xx

mamasmercantile said...

A firm favourite, a go to desert for this time of year.

CJ Kennedy said...

Yum! That would make a great breakfast, too!

Sondra said...

I have done little baking since it's just me, Apple pie is a fav and this crumble recipe looks delicious. and a lot easier than a crust!

Debbie said...

apple picking season...the perfect time for apple crumble!!

Divers and Sundry said...

This sounds delicious -and easy enough, too :) Perfect for the fall.

Pam said...

OH YUMMY.....I love apple crunch.

R's Rue said...

Yummy

DeniseinVA said...

Yum! One of my favorite desserts and even better if it is low carb :)

Conniecrafter said...

I just made some apple crumble last week, the farm up the road has pick your own apples right now, LOVE!

Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...

Another sweet goodness. Thanks for sharing all your great recipes, Jan..Stay well..xxoJudy

DVArtist said...

Just about anything apples and I am in. Enjoy your day.

DMS said...

I have been craving apple crumble or anything with baked apple. This sounds delicious. I need to have some soon. Thanks! :)
~Jess

Sandra Cox said...

Yummy!

Sami said...

Love Apple Crumble. I've saved the recipe :) Thanks Jan

Martha said...

Great time to make this with all the apples available!

Magic Love Crow said...

My mouth is watering! LOL!