Recipe Directions

  • 1. To make the crumble, briefly process coconut, nuts and salt until pecans are reduced in size.
  • 2. Add dates and continue to process until mixture is coarse meal that still looks fluffy. Do not over-process. (You may still see small dark chunks of dates, but that’s okay.) Your "crumble" is now ready.
  • 3. Slice your apples. (If you have a food processor, you can pulse chopped apples BRIEFLY if you are in a rush.) Set aside.
  • 4. Throw your crumble loosely into a BIG bowl. Add your sliced apples on top of the crumble (and add your optional raisins/cranberries). Pour the lemon juice and the maple syrup into the bowl. Add cinnamon.
  • 5. Gently stir everything together until the crumble, apples and moisture from the lemon juice/syrup are equally distributed.
  • 6. Your crumble is now ready!

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

Fruit lovers, you're going to love this simple but beautifully flavored crumble recipe. This has a surprisingly buttery taste when assembled. With no butter, of course!

The lemon juice and the maple syrup add important "moistness" to this recipe (so that the crumble will stick to the sliced fruit).

GENIUS TIP:  Store a batch of your dry "crumble" in a ziploc bag in your pantry for a few days. Then, when you want something sweet, just chop up an apple, add approx. 1/2 cup of crumble, then 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Stir and you're got a personal sized- crumble!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 74 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Carbohydrates, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is low in Calories.
  • This recipe is a good source of Riboflavin.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Protein, Dietary Fiber, and Vitamin B6.

Amounts per 138 g (5 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 312 13 %
Protein 4 g 8 %
Fat 21 g 27 %
Carbohydrates 30 g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 6 g 18 %
Sugars 22 g
Calcium 49 mg 5 %
Iron 1.2 mg 9 %
Sodium 105 mg 5 %
Source: The Rawtarian, USDA

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True! But this one is quicker ;)

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This recipe looks delicious.

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Andrea's Review

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Amazing!!!! I cant help but eat every single crumb from every one of your recipes! They are all awesome. I shouldn't be making them when I am single and live alone... They are gone in a matter of ours! eek!

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Is there a substitute for dried coconut? I usually just leave it out but it looks like it’s a big part in this recipe.

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In most of my recipes, dried coconut is used as kind of a light filler - almost like how flour is used in regular cooking. It helps to LIGHTEN the recipe (instead of all nuts, which can be really HEAVY). Sometimes hemp seeds (aka hemp hearts) can be used on a 1-1 ratio as a substitute for dried coconut.

I agree that you can't OMIT the coconut in this recipe, because it is such a huge part of it. Do you have an allergy?

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So delicious it will definitely be a family classic’

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And thanks for sharing your pic, Dasheema!

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dasheemaj's Review

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Wow this crumble was amazing! We enjoyed every bite. I️ added 2 tablespoons of honey instead of the maple syrup because that is what we had on hand. I️ also didn’t really use 5 tablespoons of lemon rather half a lemon and it came out phenomenal! I’ll def be making this again!!!

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I'm so glad that you enjoyed the apple crumble, Dasheema! Thanks for sharing your tweaks and tips. It's comments like yours that make this place so useful :)

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Another great tasting recipe,...."Genius Tip" works so well. )))

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Ha - I had to look up what my genius tip was to remind myself...

That is typical of me to call myself a genius for such a simple idea lol - but it is useful, right??

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FranklyWild's Review

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Hahaha,..."useful" describes your "genius tip" perfectly,...I say that because I made the crumble,...then used only 1 apple because 5 was more than I could eat,...the next day I did the same but used a banana instead,...just for a change,...))) and today I layered the crumble in-between the mango desert recipe just to give it some "crunch,"....so yes Laura Jane,...very "useful" and versatile too,...not to mention "Lekker." )))

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See, what did I tell you, it's genius! lol

Very nice uses :)

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This crumble is perfect for those days I'm kind of fed up with eating fruits! It's like a fruit makeover! I thought the comments were exaggerating about how amazing this was but they were totally right! Already made a second batch!

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Hi Gimena, so glad you liked it!!

I keep a batch of the crumble in my cupboard a lot so that it's ready to go to spice up some fruit. Or, as you say, when a fruit makeover is needed :)

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WOW! This FAR exceeded my expectations! I had peaches & purple plums on hand so that is what was used ;-) WOW! Recommending to all my friends! TY AGAIN Laura-Jane!

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Oooh, peaches and plums would be yummy! Thanks for sharing, Becky! :)

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Woo hoo, what a delight this crumble is, so good I made a plum crumble that same day, it was gorgeous and will no doubt become a good too recipe. I too keep the crumble separate, ready to mix and match as the fruit! Thank you so much.

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Good thinking with the plums, Sharon. That sounds really good! :)

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I love this crumble. I took your suggestion to mix the dry ingredients and them to the apple mix for individual servings. What a wonderful idea as I am sure I would have polished off the entire recipe in a couple of days it was so good. Now someone mentioned the raw apple pie. Got to go find that one right now.
Thank you again for sharing your wonderful recipes.

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Hey Verda! I do the individual thing all the time - I usually just keep a batch of the dry crumble in a tupperware in my pantry, they I can easily make a dessert any time, any size ;)

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This recipe sounds wonderful and so healthy. Think I will make this today. Thanks for reviewing your recipes. I must of missed a few and have now added them to mr recipe collection.

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Hope you enjoyed the crumble, Verda!

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I love and appreciate this web site. Recipes are pertinent, simple, and delicious. I have completely re-organized my kitchen to facilitate using raw foods for better health (not to mention great tasting meals). Thank you Andrea.

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Maureen, you are lovely. Thank you for the kind words and I am so pleased that raw is fitting your groove! Glad to have you here :) xox

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This looks delish but it will be hard to beat your raw apple pie recipe......

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True! But this one is quicker ;)

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This recipe looks delicious.

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