Gluten Free Apple Dessert Recipe (Low Fat)

Name: Gluten Free Apple Dessert Recipe (Low Fat)
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 4 cups peeled and chopped apples (approximately 4 apples); water + 1 Tbs. lemon juice; 1 Tbs. ground cinnamon; 2 Tbs. sugar; 1 cup gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour; 1/3 cup certified gluten-free quick/instant oats (Gluten Free Harvest Oats); 1 ½ tsp. baking powder; ½ tsp. sea salt; 2 eggs or alternative; 2/3 cup granulated sugar (cane, coconut palm, etc.); ¼ cup bourbon or apple cider; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup butter or non-dairy alternative (I used Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks), melted; ¼ cup applesauce (“natural,” no sugar added); demerara sugar, ice cream or whipped cream

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This moist, fruit-forward, spiked (with bourbon) treat is like a luscious, crust-less apple pie or a rustic European pudding. I don’t know what to call it, though: cake? tart? pie? It defies traditional descriptions, deliciously. Hence my nondescript name: gluten free apple dessert. But what this dessert lacks in a fancy name it makes up for in flavor, and in the added benefit that it’s healthier than most!

No crust, a little gluten-free flour, fiber-rich gluten-free oats, applesauce to reduce the fat, a couple eggs and loads of fresh apples … difficult to describe, yes, but thanks to Facebook, I’ve already received several suggested alternative names for this delicious dessert: Crustless Drunken Apple Pie; Gluten-Free Apple Heaven; Apple Bread Pudding; Drunken Bourbon Apple Heaven; Apple Bourbon Delight; or perhaps my favorite, “Back off kids, it’s mine!” One reader even suggested that this dessert needs no name: “it doesn’t last long enough to bother..why get attached?” I tend to agree!

No crust, a little gluten-free flour, fiber-rich gluten-free oats, apple sauce to reduce the fat, a couple eggs and loads of fresh apples … difficult to describe, but thanks to Facebook, I’ve already received several suggested alternative names for this delicious dessert: Crustless Drunken Apple Pie; Gluten-Free Apple Heaven; Apple Bread Pudding; Drunken Bourbon Apple Heaven; Apple Bourbon Delight; or perhaps my favorite, “Back off kids, it’s mine!” One reader even suggested that this dessert needs no name: “it doesn’t last long enough to bother..why get attached?” I tend to agree!

Gluten Free Apple Dessert Recipe (Low Fat)

Ingredients

4 cups peeled and chopped apples (approximately 4 apples)
water + 1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 Tbs. ground cinnamon
2 Tbs. sugar
1 cup gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
1/3 cup certified gluten-free quick/instant oats (Gluten Free Harvest Oats)
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. sea salt
2 eggs or alternative
2/3 cup granulated sugar (cane, coconut palm, etc.)
¼ cup bourbon or apple cider
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
¼ cup butter or non-dairy alternative (I used Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks), melted
¼ cup applesauce (“natural,” no sugar added)
demerara sugar, ice cream or whipped cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Oil an 8- or 9-inch spring-form pan and set aside.

Peel and chop apples, placing them in a large bowl with water and lemon juice to help prevent the apples from browning. Once all the apples are chopped, drain them and toss with cinnamon and sugar. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together gfJules Flour, gluten free oats, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

In another small bowl, combine melted butter and applesauce. Set aside.

Whip eggs in a mixing bowl with whisk or whisk attachment until foamy, approximately 2-3 minutes. Add sugar, bourbon and vanilla. Once mixed, add the butter-applesauce alternating with the dry ingredient mixture until combined.

Fold in apples and spoon into prepared pan.

Bake for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove sides of the pan (run a butter knife around the inside of the pan if necessary to loosen).

Sprinkle with demerara sugar, if desired.

Serve warm on its own or topped with ice cream or whipped cream.