Ingredients
Apple Mixture
- 3 medium apples (I used pink lady for this recipe) cored and chopped
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Cake base
- 2 large eggs
- 85 g maple syrup
- 75 g butter melted
- 140 g oat flour
- 40 g whole oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of sea salt
- 120 ml milk
- 30 g Greek yogurt
- 80 g dates pitted and chopped
Crumble topping
- 60 g oats
- 40 g walnuts
- 30 g butter
- 1-2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
Apple Mixture
- Core and chop the apples into small chunks.
- Add to a bowl
- Mix with Cinnamon, maple syrup, pinch of salt and a small squeeze of fresh lemon juice
- Lightly cook for 5–7 mins until just softened. Set aside to cool.
Cake Base
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
- Line a baking tin with parchment paper (around 8-inch works well).
- Melt the butter and allow to cool slightly
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs, maple syrup, butter, yogurt and milk. Whisk until smooth.
- Stir in the oat flour, whole oats, baking powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt
- Mix until you have a smooth, slightly thick batter.
- Spoon in the apple mixture along with the chopped dates and stir well. Set aside for 10 minutes while you make the crumble topping.
Crumble topping
- In a food chopper (alternatively you can do this in a bowl and crumble with your hands) combine the oats, butter, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, salt and maple syrup.
- Pulse until you have a nice crumble mixture.
- Sprinkle evenly over the cake.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden on top and a skewer comes out clean.
Notes
Potential add ins/swaps if you fancy changing some of the ingredients:
- Raisins instead of dates
- Pistachios for walnuts to make a pistachio crumble topping
- Peaches instead of the apples to make a peach crumble cake or a combo of both
- Honey instead of maple syrup
- Instead of butter, use coconut oil
- Use plant based milk rather than cows milk
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Big Slice | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg
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