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Maple Walnut Apple Crisp: Apple Recipe Roundup

Maple Walnut Apple Crisp: Apple Recipe Roundup

Maple Walnut Apple Crisp | Teaspoonofspice.com

I made my first fall crisp last week. Well, I should call it a “transitional” crisp as I threw a few end of the season plums along with my CSA apples.

That’s what I love about crisp and crumble recipes – you can tweak them for whatever seasonal fruit you may have on hand. And it’s easy to give them a healthy makeover too. For this, I followed Cooking Light’s recipe for Maple Walnut Apple Crisp and here are some tips & tricks to lighten up your crisp:

  • Reduce the added sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup or honey by 2 – 3 tablespoons, especially when using ripe fruit.
  • Replace some of the white flour in the topping with whole wheat flour, oats or cornmeal for a whole grain/fiber boost.
  • Add nuts for some extra protein and crunch.
  • Reduce the total amount of topping by about one-fourth.

And beyond the apple crisp, here are some delish apple recipes from us and other fab food bloggers to enjoy all autumn long:

Ginger Pear Applesauce

Ginger Pear Applesauce | Teaspoonofspice.com

Apple Brie & Bacon Foccacia

Apple Brie Bacon Foccacia

Spiced & Stacked Apple Bread

Spiced & Stacked Apple Bread | TeaspoonofSpice.com

Apple Blueberry Fruit Leather

Apple Blueberry Fruit Leather

And from our fellow bloggers….

Fresh Apple Pie Smoothie EA @ The Spicy RD
Ahh, EA sure knows how to make an irresistible and healthy beverage.

Caramelized Apples – Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine
I was drooling over this photo – these would be delish over oatmeal, yogurt, whole grain pancakes or just eat them as is!

Pumpkin Crepes with Beer and Cinnamon Apples Joanne @ Eats Well With Others
OK, this one may sound a bit indulgent but Joanne uses pretty wholesome ingredients in her recipes and doubles up on the fruit & veggies in this one!

Healthy Apple Pie BreakfastKylie @ Yeah…Imma Eat That
This gets most creative breakfast idea in my book right down to the visual.

Baked Peanut Butter Caramel Apples Rhonda @ The Kitchen Witch
Skip the crust if you want to cut calories or enjoy as is (as I’m going to do when I make these.)

Caramelized Onion, Mushroom & Apple Tartlets – Karen @ Cinnamon Freud
An awesome appetizer for the upcoming holidays, though I may just throw all these toppings on some flatbread and call it lunch.

What do you put in your crisp recipes? Do you have a favorite or go-to apple recipe you love to make this time of year? Please share – we love to hear from you!

Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Monday 14th of October 2013

Love this round-up, not just because I have been meaning to do the same thing. So glad to see some of these recipes featured especially the blueberry apple fruit leather. I have never tried making fruit leather. I must share:)

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Monday 14th of October 2013

Thanks Katie - I'm finally in a fall mood - I think I got pumpkin & appled out with all the posts in late August but now I'm diving in!

Elaine

Saturday 12th of October 2013

Hello, I'm Elaine. I love food blogs. My favorite is yours and "Cooking With Mr. C." on Facebook. (also a blog) Between the two of you, I get the best recipes. Keep them coming. Elaine.

EA Stewart

Saturday 12th of October 2013

Apple love is in the air!! Great round-up of apple recipes, and thank so much for sharing my apple pie smoothie! Now that honey crisps are back in season, I've been making this a lot :-) So many yummy recipes, but I think your Spiced & Stacked Apple Bread looks especially amazing. Perhaps a GF experimentation should be undertaken... :-)

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Saturday 12th of October 2013

Would love to hear about any GF baking experiments you may be dabbling in....

Joanne

Saturday 12th of October 2013

I'm seriously having crisp cravings after seeing this!! And thanks so much for mentioning my crepes!

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Saturday 12th of October 2013

Those crepes are the bomb and now I need to check out these apple pot tarts you just posted!!

Ruthy @ Omeletta

Friday 11th of October 2013

Love this crisp! I need to make crisp more often, so thanks for a perfect reminder :) Great tip on cutting down the sugar when using good & ripe fruit (Cooking Light is always full of those great tips, isn't it!?)

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Friday 11th of October 2013

Hope you have some fruit crisp in your near future, Ruthy! Now I'm off to ogle over your Pumpking Donut Hole recipe....

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