Darshana Thacker Wendel
Darshana Thacker Wendel is a whole-food, plant-based chef and former culinary projects manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com and follow her on Instagram for more.
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I’ve made with a variety of fresh and frozen fruit. Delicious! And guest approved.
This was delicious. I tweaked the topping slightly by using 1/2 wholemeal flour and 1/2 ground almonds instead of the oat flour and also added 1 teaspoon of almond essence to make it even more “almondy”. Will definitely make again.
This was delicious and easy to make! It is one of our nee family favorites!
I have not made this yet but the photo shows the apples still in squares as cut. I hope the fruit melds together as well as with the crumble topping. I will wait to make it until someone adds a review.
wow
So simple and so so good !
Does anybody knows the calories for a portion.
Made a half recipe for the hubbie and I. Really good! Love that it isn’t overly sweet. But still seems decadent.
I put the ingredients into my Lose It app as a recipe and divided it into 12 portions…it’s roughly 294 calories for one square (1/12 of a 9×13 pan).
Amazing, whole family loves it!
I made this recipe using fresh peaches that needed to be used and frozen blueberries. From previous comments I read….I covered an 8×8 Silicone pan with peaches and then topped those with frozen blueberries. I like the crumble to cover the entire portion so I used the same amount of crumble in this recipe to completely cover all the fruit…generously. I also used more maple as FOK recipes seem to be on the lesser end of spices and everything nice…it was DELICIOUS! Thank you!
Just made the dish before reading the comments. My almond butter was separated and too hard so I substituted with peanut butter, smells really good. I agree with spice comment, I instinctively wanted to add spice but thought it best to try it as is.
Kim, I would try tahini instead of almond butter!
I’m allergic to tree nuts and peanut butter seems like it might be too overpowering. Any suggestions? Maybe sunflower seed butter?
Yummo recipe.
Can this be made nut free?
Of course you can…use maybe some unsweetened applesauce…you want to bind the ingredients to form a moist “crumble” . If you can use legumes…I used cashew butter.
HI, Could I make this with other berries…like mixed berries as well?
Can any of this be prepared in advance for a Thanksgiving dessert? Thanks!
Can any of this be made in advance for a Thanksgiving dessert? Thanks!
I was missing my mother’s traditional apple crisp with a butter, sugar and flour topping so I was excited to find this recipe. I have made this three times now, adjusting recipe to 2/3 the amount for the topping as I was using a smaller baking dish. I added frozen strawberries instead of raspberries into the apples in the saucepan along with a teaspoon of cinnamon before transferring to the baking dish. It tastes even better cold (if you have any leftovers that is!).
The whole family enjoyed!!! I loved the tart raspberries with the apples. Totally grand. We are trying it tonight with blueberries.
Delicious!
Easy to make and so delicious! One of my favorites and everyone loves it.
This was very easy to make and what’s great is that you can switch the berries to what you have on hand…we used blueberries. My husband loves apple crumbles and normally apple crumbles have a lot of sugar, but this version is not overly sweet and the almond butter gives a subtle nutty flavour that just brings this all together very nicely. It was a win for us!
Debbie M….you could substitute pears for the apples, or any firm fruit…fruit crisps are all about using what’s in season and what suits your taste (okay, maybe not bananas in a fruit crisp!). Use any nut butter you’d like, or even sunflower seed butter.
This looks really good. Others had the same questions I had. Is it okay to use peanut butter instead of almond butter. Sadly, almonds no longer agree with me. And how about a substitute for the apples? Can’t have that either.
This is delicious! Very simple to make and easy to eat. Thanks.
Easy, DELICIOUS.
Used cherries instead of raspberries (had them on hand)
Can you tell me what non-sweetener I can use in place of maple syrup. Maple syrup will raise my blood sugar level so I need to substitute something else?
Dates! Either grind fresh or just buy date syrup – go to Amazon and get d’vash or just look for syrup that still has the fiber in it. Some don’t and aren’t as healthy as the ones that do. I can’t taste a difference, it’s mostly how thick the syrup is.
I usually put a smidge of maple syrup or agave, like a tablespoon just in case. I also think you need a smidge more dates than map,e syrup, as maple syrup is SWEET.
I use apple sauce and/or date paste!
Monk fruit! Stevia… either or❤️ I’d add a tsp or so of maple extract though so you don’t lose that flavor.
I just tasted the crumble and and using the Applesauce and monk sweetener worked fine. The only thing I would recommend is to either not use frozen raspberries or adds something to make them sweeter as well. I used apples blueberries and raspberries.
I used a 1/2 a cup of applesauce and a 1/2 a cup of monk fruit blend ( The bag says to use just like sugar and a 1:1 ratio.) I’ll comment back after it’s done to let you know how it worked.
the baking powder seems unnecessary. No need for rising. What is it supposed to do in this recipe?
The baking powder makes the topping more tender.
Looks scrumptious
Sounds scrumptious
I have a big bag of frozen elderberries. Can I use these with the apples instead of the raspberries?
Thanks for the recipe. Easy to make.
Sounds great! There are only two of us, so I will cut the recipe in half!
Can I use peanut butter instead of almond butter?
So easy and delicious, and it looks so pretty at the table! I added sliced almonds halfway through along with the drizzle of maple syrup recommended by a reviewer. Thanks for another healthful recipe that satisfies my sweet tooth.
This looks delicious but what can be substituted if you have nut allergies?
Sunflower seed butter
Thank you!
Way too much topping…. too thick and dry, overwhelming the fruit! Next time I’ll only use the oatmeal and skip the flour. Also, some spice needed. Will try cinnamon and possibly a bit of lemon juice
If I am allergic to apples, what fruit could substitute it?
Sounds amazing thanks for sharing
It is most dekucious
I made something similar but it was too much crumble and I can only eat soft foods so I put the topping on the bottom – used apples blackberries and raspberries over the crumble on the bottom then put a little bit of crumble on the top so it turned into an oatmeal berry cake with oozy fruit in the middle. delish!
Great recipe. It’s a goto. I generally use a mix of raspberry & blueberry over the apples. My extra tip is to add an extra drizzle of maple syrup mid way through cooking. Delish
Excellent recipe. Easy to prepare, not too sweet… all the family enjoyed it. Doung it again for sunday family lunch. Thanks for the recipe.
Best fruit crumble ever! I’ve made it three times. Once with raspberries, once with Saskatoon berries and once with cherries. All variations are delicious. Thank you for this recipe.