Every summer the second June hits I start thinking about blueberries. I love them, in everything and in every way. Tonight, as I was thinking about them, I felt I simply had to make something indulgent...so I winged it with my own version of a Blueberry Crumble. While I will admit, this was a little runny (I forgot to add some almond flour to the blueberry mixture) it was still so good, and suited me just fine. Here is the jist of what I did...I know, I barely ever have an exact recipe, but you can "wing it" too, and see what you come up with! It's fun! Oh, and by the way, this recipe suggestion is using all whole, healthy, real foods, without refined white sugar, without gluten, dairy, or soy. Best thing about it (besides the taste) is that it is full of healthy power packed nutrients! The blueberries/quinoa/almond flour nourish with antioxidants, protein, iron, calcium, & fiber! Food is the most fun when what you choose to eat actually benefits your body with each bite you take!
I preheated the oven to 400* and used coconut oil to "butter" a 8x8 glass baking dish. Next I mixed together: Almond Flour (Honeyville is my favorite), Quinoa flakes, organic cinnamon, a pinch of sea salt, a little birch xylitol and a little coconut palm sugar, and a drizzle of grapeseed oil to creat a crumbly mixture.
Next, I took about a bag of frozen organic blueberries and added a 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce to it, along with the juice of 1 lemon, some cinnamon, a small amount of xylitol and coconut palm sugar (no more than 1/4 c. combined total, but probably less). Now, remember to add in a little almond flour to soak up some juice). After tossing all of this together, I poured it in my prepared dish, and using a fork, I covered the top evenly with my crumb mixture.
I baked this for about 20 minutes...basically until the crumb topping was browned and the blueberry mixture was thicker and bubbling.
Made my night very sweet...
So nice to indulge once in a while...
Served with unsweetened almond milk...pure food bliss!
This looks pretty delicious!
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