Rhubarb and apple crumble bake
Stewed rhubarb, apple and ginger combined with a nutty, spiced crumble is a great little snack whether its served in a bar or bowl!
Equipment
- Pot
- Stovetop
- Oven
- Oven proof dish
Ingredients
For the stewed rhubarb and apple
- 5 apples peeled cored and chopped roughly
- 5 lengths of rhubarb chopped into 3cm pieces
- 1 knob of ginger cut into 2-3 large pieces
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of pure maple syrup
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
For the crumble base / top
- 2 cups almond meal
- 1 cup coconut flour or desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 heaped tablespoons of ghee approx 75g or sub for melted butter
Instructions
For the stewed rhubarb, ginger and apple
- Chop the apples, rhubarb and ginger and place on a medium heat to simmer along with the water, maple syrup and cinnamon
- Allow the mixture to come up to heat, stirring regularly for approximately 15 minutes - or until all of the apple is soft and it's quite thick.
- Stir in the chia seeds and put the mixture aside to cool.
- Optional: place the stewed compote in a heat proof container in the fridge. You can store for 2-3 days before freezing or cooking the bars. Enjoy alone with yoghurt and muesli.
For the crumble base / top
- Line your tray with baking paper and preheat your oven to 180’
- Add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and stir to combine
- Add the ghee / melted butter and combine
- Press half of the mix into the base of your baking tray
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden
- Spread a layer of your cooked rhubarb/apple on the base
- Crumble the rest of the mixture on top and bake for 20 minutes
- Allow to cool on a rack and then chill in the fridge before cutting
Notes
Optional: use all of the stewed fruit base in a deep baking dish to create a more traditional baked crumble. Note that the base likely won't be structurally sound anymore though.
Note: as you don't use all of the stewed fruit to make the bars - it's great served with just yoghurt! Or freeze for up to 3 months and make the bars again!
Note: as you don't use all of the stewed fruit to make the bars - it's great served with just yoghurt! Or freeze for up to 3 months and make the bars again!