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This Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe is an easy Instant Pot dessert that has less sugar than a traditional apple crisp recipe but doesn’t sacrifice taste.
If you love the idea of using fresh fruit in your dessert recipes, you’ll love our Peanut Butter Banana Oat Bars, Healthy Strawberry Muffins, or Blueberry Oatmeal Cake.
Why I Love This Apple Crumble
How long until I eat? This is a quick recipe that will be ready in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients: Apples, oats, almond flour, honey, butter, a little brown sugar, and the perfect spice combo of cinnamon and nutmeg.
Servings: Makes 6 servings.
Skill Level: This is an easy recipe for anyone to follow!
Meal Prep Friendly? I love this recipe for meal prep. It keeps in the fridge or freezer and can be easily reheated or even eaten cold.
Ingredients in Healthy Apple Crumble
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Apples: Apples are rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and other plant compounds. Of all the different type of apples available, I prefer to use Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples. I think they’re the perfect mix of tart apples and sweet apples.
- Honey: Honey is lower on the glycemic index than white sugar, and has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties and antioxidants.
- Butter: Set your butter on the counter to come to room temperature before you start this recipe. Room temp butter is much easier to handle than cold butter when it comes time to mix your crumble topping.
How to Make Instant Pot Apple Crumble
Step 1: Start by coring and dicing the apples.
Next, turn your Instant Pot to the sauté function and preheat the pot for 1 minute, then spray the inner pot with nonstick cooking spray and turn off the pot.
Step 2: Add to the pot the water, apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Close and lock the lid, then turn the steam release handle to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 2 minutes.
Step 3: While the apples are cooking, combine the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, butter, and remaining cinnamon in a small bowl.
Step 4: Use a spoon or fork to combine. (If the butter is too hard to mix with a spoon, use your hands to combine the ingredients together.)
Step 5: When the cook time for the apples is complete, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the inner pot from the base and drain any extra liquid from the pot, then sprinkle the oat crumble topping over the top of the apple mixture in an even layer.
Step 6: Preheat the oven to broil. Place the inner pot in the oven and broil for 1 minute to get a crunchy topping, then remove the pot from the oven and place it back in the base of the Instant Pot.
Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.
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Recipe Tips
- If you have an air fryer lid for your Instant Pot you can air fry the top of the crumble instead of broiling it.
- To make ahead, let your crumble cool to room temperature. For meal prep, divide your cooled crumble into 1 cup portions (will make 6 total). Store crumble in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, or freeze for up to 2 months. When ready to serve, reheat thawed crumble in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or in the microwave for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
- Because I am sensitive to gluten, I make sure to use gluten-free oats.
- I try to avoid dairy but usually a little butter doesn’t bother me. But if you are vegan or strict dairy-free, use vegan butter or coconut oil instead of the butter.
Instant Pot Apple Crumble FAQs
Relatively speaking, yes! While this recipe does use a little brown sugar and butter, most of the ingredients are whole foods. Apples are a great source of vitamins and minerals, whole grains like oats add fiber, and using honey or maple syrup as a sweetener provides extra nutrients and antioxidants.
I think using butter in moderation is fine, but if you’re looking for a plant-based alternative, my go-to is coconut oil.
This healthier crumble has 260 calories per serving.
There is! Crumble has a softer topping made from sugar, butter, and flour. Apple crisp topping is mainly oats, giving it a crunchier texture.
Healthy Eating Plans
If you’re following one of these popular diet plans, here’s the info you need.
21 Day Fix Containers
Entire recipe: 6 purple containers, 3 yellow containers, 4 blue containers, 6 teaspoons
Per serving: 1 purple container, 1/2 yellow container, 2/3 blue container, 1 teaspoon
Weight Watchers Points
8 2025 Points
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Healthy Apple Oat Crumble Recipe
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Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- ¼ cup water if cooking in Instant Pot
- 6 medium apple cored and diced
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon divided
- 1 cup rolled oats uncooked
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp butter softened
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- First, start by coring and dicing the apples. 6 medium apple
- Turn your Instant Pot to the sauté function and preheat the pot for 1 minute, then spray the inner pot with nonstick cooking spray and turn off the pot.
- Add the water, fresh apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon. Close and lock the lid, then turn the steam release handle to sealing. Select Pressure Cook (high) and set the cook time for 2 minutes. 1/4 cup water 2 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- While the apples are cooking, combine the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, butter, and remaining cinnamon in a small bowl. Use a spoon or fork to combine. (If the butter is too hard to mix with a spoon, use your hands to combine the ingredients together.) 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tbsp butter
- When the cook time for the apples is complete, quick release the pressure and remove the lid. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the inner pot from the base and drain any extra liquid from the pot, then sprinkle the oat crumble topping over the top of the apple mixture in an even layer.
- Preheat the oven to broil. Place the inner pot in the oven and broil for 1 minute to get a crunchy oat crisp topping, then remove the pot from the oven and place it back in the base of the Instant Pot.
- Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Core and dice the apples. 6 medium apple
- In a large bowl, combine the diced apples, nutmeg, honey, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, and mix together well. 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tbsp honey 1 tsp cinnamon
- In a separate bowl combine together the oats, almond flour, brown sugar, and butter. 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 2 tbsp butter
- Pour the apple mixture into a baking dish, and sprinkle the oat mixture on top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
- Serve warm or see tips for meal prep and storing.
Notes
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This was the perfect healthy treat when I was craving apple pie!