Deconstructed Dutch Apple Pie(no added sugar)
Serves: serves 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Pecan Halves
  • 3 Medjool Dates, pits removed
  • 6 Pink Lady Apples(can use half apples, half pears, if desired), peeled
  • ¼ cup Ghee or Grass-fed Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla or seeds scraped from 1 Vanilla Bean
  • ¼ cup Coconut Butter, warmed
Instructions
  1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lay the pecan halves in a single layer across a baking sheet.
  2. Bake in the preheated oven for 5-7 minutes, until lightly golden brown and fragrant. Watch closely as they can burn easily. Remove and let cool completely.
  3. Roughly chop the dates.
  4. Add the dates and the cooled pecans to a food processor and pulse together until the mixture resembles very coarse crumbs. Set aside.
  5. Core the apples and slice them into even ½" thick slices.
  6. Heat the ghee in a saute pan or skillet over medium/high heat. When the ghee is melted and hot, add the apple slices to the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples have softened and caramelized, about 6-8 minutes. Add the cinnamon and if using, vanilla bean seeds, and saute for another 30 seconds, fully coating the apples with the spice. Remove from heat. If using vanilla extract, toss in at this point.
  7. Spoon the apples onto a serving platter.
  8. Drizzle the warm coconut butter over the apples.
  9. Sprinkle the top of the apple dish with the pecan crumble.
  10. Serve warm!
  11. Note: According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as pecans, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. One serving of pecans (28g) has 18g unsaturated fat and only 2g saturated fat.
Recipe by The Kitchen McCabe at https://www.thekitchenmccabe.com/2018/02/18/deconstructed-dutch-apple-pieno-added-sugar/