BEST VEGAN APPLE CRUMBLE RECIPE (QUICK & EASY!)
Although this is a great recipe to enjoy all year round, the easy apple crumble recipe is particularly ideal during the autumn season, when we have an abundance of apples. During this time, you can bake lovely recipes with apples, such as tart apples, or my new favorite fall apples recipe, apple crumble.
One of the reasons I love this recipe so much is that it’s not only because it’s easy and affordable, using seasonal fruits, but also because you can improvise with the ingredients you have at home. For example, you can create an apple mixture with different types of apples, a spice mixture to give the flavors you love, and mix a variety of sugars, as I did.
VEGAN APPLE CRUMBLE INGREDIENTS
This apple crumble is not only very easy to make, but it’s also very easy to make vegan. Furthermore, if you have a food allergy, such as celiac disease or gluten intolerance, you can replace the flour used in this recipe with a gluten-free option. Refer to the ingredients list below for additional replacement options.
- Apples: Fresh apples are the star of this recipe! As of the moment to make this homemade apple crumble recipe is apple season where I live. A good friend of mine went apple picking in his backyard and gave me loads of green apples. Also, you can use another kind of apples, for example: Bramley apples, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp apples, and the classic Granny Smith apples.
- Butter: Traditionally, this recipe pairs well with regular dairy butter; however, to make the crumble topping, you can easily replace this ingredient with vegan butter or margarine.
- Sugar: For the sugar, I used a combination of two types: brown sugar and granulated sugar. Other types of sugar you can also use to make the apple filling are: demerara sugar, coconut sugar, granulated sugar, golden caster sugar, dark brown sugar, o light brown sugar.
- Flour: I used plain flour to make this recipe; you can also use all-purpose flour or regular flour. To make this vegan apple crumble recipe gluten-free, you can substitute gluten-free flour, oat flour, or almond flour.
FLAVORING FOR APPLE CRUMBLE
Traditionally, apple crumble recipes often contain cinnamon powder or a cinnamon sugar mix, as apple and cinnamon are a great and classic combination. However, I don’t like cinnamon in my recipes as I find this ingredient has a strong flavor. Therefore, you can personalize this recipe to your taste by adding cinnamon (or not) or trying other aromatic flavorings that you love. Here I listed some flavoring ingredients to give you some inspiration.
- Cinnamon.
- Clove.
- Apple pie spice.
- Caramel essence.
- Almond extract.
- Anise.
- Liquor.
In addition to these suggestions, you can make your own spice mixture by combining spices that you enjoy. For example, you can mix cinnamon and clove.
Lastly, you can add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the apple cubes/slices, not only to prevent them from getting brown but also to add more flavor.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS AND STORING
This vegan quintessential fall dessert can be served not only as a great and delicious dessert on its own, but also with:
- Fresh fruits include fresh berries, such as strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries, as well as mangoes, among others.
- Vegan ice cream: another perfect way to serve this perfect dessert is with a scoop of ice cream. For example, you can serve it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or berry ice cream.
- Drizzle of caramel sauce.
- Sprinkle cocoa powder.
- Vegan Custard cream.
- Powdered sugar or icing sugar.
- Vegan whipped cream.
- Vegan mini marshmallows.
- For a fancy look or to add a special touch to the presentation, you can sprinkle edible glitter on top.
STORING
If you manage to get some leftovers from this wonderful recipe or if you are making this apple crumble in advance for a later special occasion, let the apple crumble cool down at room temperature first. Then, place it in an airtight container (you might need one big container or a couple of medium ones for the size of this recipe) and keep it refrigerated until consumption.
THIS APPLE CRUMBLE GOES WELL WITH:
- Also, you can decorate your delicious apple crumble with homemade apple crisp.
VEGAN APPLE CRUMBLE RECIPE
This vegan apple crumble recipe is an affordable comfort food made of simple and easy-to-find ingredients. Enjoy this classic English dish as a cozy dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 kg of Green apples.
- 100 gr. of Cold butter (vegan butter or margarine).
- Small piece of Cold butter to grease the baking dish.
- 200 gr. of Plain flour.
- 200 gr. of Sugar*.
Instructions
PREPARATION
- Pre-heat the oven to 180 °C degrees (356 °F approx.).
- Spread a small piece of cold butter (vegan) on a baking dish, including the sides.
- In a food processor, add 200 grams of plain flour, 100 grams of sugar of your choice, and 100 grams of vegan cold butter cut into cubes or chunks.
- Blend the ingredients for a few seconds. Place the crumble in a large bowl.
- Wash, peel, and remove the center of the green apples.
- You can either cut the apples into slices or you can place them in the food processor to cut them into small pieces for a few seconds, as I did.
ASSMBLE
- Place half of the cut apples in the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle 100 grams of sugar on top of the apples.
- Place the rest of the apples as a second layer.
- Cover the apples with crumble and spread evenly. Do not press the crumble; leave it loose.
BAKING
- Place the baking dish in the center of the oven and bake for around 35 minutes or until the crumble gets golden brown.
Notes
*I used 100 gr. of white sugar and 100 gr. of brown sugar, as you might notice from the color of the crumble.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 473Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 41mgSodium 125mgCarbohydrates 82gFiber 5gSugar 51gProtein 4g
The Nutritional values presented on this table are only estimates. The values can also vary depending on the cooking method, ingredients, product brands etc. This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.
MORE RECIPES WITH APPLES
- EASY VEGAN APPLE FRITTERS RECIPE WITH GLAZE.
- UPSIDE DOWN CAKE APPLE.
- APPLE COMPOTE.
- BAKED APPLE SLICES.
- APPLE CHIPS HOMEMADE.
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