MAKES: 8 servings or one 8” pie dish, 1 serving = 1/8th of the pie
Ingredients for the Filling:
- 3-4 medium apples, skin on, washed and chopped into small pieces
- 3-4 medium pears, skin on, washed and chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup apricot jam, sugar reduced
(i.e. PC Blue Menu Twice the Fruit Apricot Spread™) - 3 Tablespoons arrowroot flour or cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon cardamom, ground
Ingredients for the Crumble Topping:
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons coconut butter or spread
(i.e. Earth Balance™ Spread Soy Free) - 1 cup oats (quick cooking or rolled)
- 4 Tablespoons whole grain flour
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
Direction for the Pie:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly grease a round pie dish and set aside.
- Mix jam, cornstarch/arrowroot flour, juice, zest, and spices together in a large bowl.
Core and slice apples and pears. Add fruit to jam mixture and toss well to coat. Place fruit mixture in baking dish. - Make topping by combining the flour, oats, spread and brown sugar in a small bowl until crumbly.
- Sprinkle over fruit mixture and top with walnuts.
- Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until fruit is tender when tested with a fork.\
- To top it with a healthy cold ice cream, use frozen fruits (any fruit combination) and put it through a Dessert Bullet™ or Yonanas™
NOTE: This recipe is also delicious with a variety of seasonal fruits.
Try local grown: apples, apples with berries, apples with pears, peaches, pears, berry mix, etc.
Recipe by: Beata Blajer, RD, CDE (Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator) Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, Diabetes Education Centre
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