Apple Crisp with almond meal

Yes! Apple season is here. Today is a lovely fall day, in this neck of the woods. There is a nip in the air, beautiful sunshine and the orange is just begining to peek out from the leaves.
I do not often make dessert, simply because when I do, I ending being the person finishing it. Last week was my husband's birthday so I used this excuse for some indulgence.

I whipped up a fairly healthy apple crisp and of course served it warm with lots of vanilla ice-cream making sure the calories balanced out the healthy factor. Apples are of course a great fruit, this apple crist actually leaves the skin on, since we tend to give away a lot of the goodness with the skin.

The interesting ingredient here was almonds that are one of nature's most nutritious gifts. True they do have a decent amount of fat, but the kind loaded with omega-3 making them really good for children. Lately, I have been working with Almond meal from Trader Joe's trying to stretch the boundaries to see where I can sneak this in.

Apple Crisp with Almond Meal

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

6-8 apples cored and cut into small pieces (I used NY gala and Granny smith)
2 limes
2 tbsp honey
1/4 tsp ground cinamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp butter
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup almond meal
1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds

Method of Preparation

1. Squeeze the lime juice, over the apples and set aside.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees, grease a casserole and place the apples in this.
3. Mix in the honey, cinamon and nutmeg onto the apples.
4. Mix the sugar, butter, oats and almond meal in a separate bowl and pour over the apples.
5. Bake for 20 minutes - the kitchen should smell rather nice by now.
6. Top with the sliced almonds and cook for 10 more minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and let this sit for 10 minutes.
8. Serve hot with ice-cream or sorbet.

This entry goes out to Myriam of Once Upon a Tart, which is just the blog to visit if you you have a sweet tooth.

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