This is grandma’s recipe for an incredibly simple apple cake. This was a fantastic way to use the apples from the apple tree we had.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 5 |
| Yield: | 5 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 apples, peeled and sliced
- 1 (16 ounce) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
- 1 cup oats
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup soy milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix apples and cranberries in an 8-inch square baking dish. Mix oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl; stir in applesauce and soy milk until clumps form. Spoon oat mixture over apple mixture, pressing down slightly.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and bubbling, about 45 minutes.
Reviews
I had an excess of cranberry sauce and apples, which led me to this recipe. It was the jellied kind, unfortunately, but the recipe was still perfectly fine. Only 4 medium apples fit in my 8×8 pan. I couldn’t find my peeler so I left the peel on and I did not mind. I took a hint from the other reciews and added some sugar to the recipe. I put about two tablespoons of white sugar in the apple cranberry mixture, and a teaspoon extra sugar in the oat mixture. It was just the right balance of sweet and tart for me. The apple and milk which replaced the butter traditionally used made the crumble more chewy-chunky than crumbly, I think that could due with a little improvement. Overall I look forward to the leftovers, and I would make it again, but with some tweaks. And I am sure it would be even better with whole cranberries like the recipe calls for, so I did not deduct any stars for that.
I haven’t made this, but I’m Leary about making this with oats since Glyphosate (main active ingredient) has been found in Quaker brand oats.. and soy isn’t that healthy for u either.. need to find alternative ingredients.
Add sugar or agave to recipe. Not sweet enough.
This is a wonderful recipe! I cut the recipe in half, used all Granny Smith apples, and substituted brown sugar for the white sugar. In an effort to make it even healthier, I used applesauce in place of the butter for the topping, and used whole wheat pastry flour. It did change the texture of the of the topping a little, but it still turned out great! I served it with some soy vanilla ice cream so it would be vegan friendly, and we loved it.
So easy!! This lighter, sweet/tangy treat feels like cheating… Feels like I spent way more time preparing it AND that I’m breaking my diet eating it!! Didn’t have soy milk, but skim worked fine, and wish I checked how many apples I had (only 3 large) before I started, but all in all, a GREAT pre-holiday treat!! Mmmmm!!
A good plant-based diet recipe, but I felt it needed more sweetening. We enjoyed it with some low fat ice cream, but my husband wanted more sweetening so he dribbled some Agave on his cobbler the second time around. Trying to make low sugar and low fat dessert recipes is a challenge! When I try this again I will probably add a Tablespoon or two of Agave or brown sugar to the apples and cranberries, and perhaps a little more brown sugar to the topping so it is not quite as guilt-free. This is especially needed if you skip ice cream on top…as we usually do. The topping was in clumps, but that was okay, more like a crisp than a cobbler. Thanks for the recipe!