1 Minute GF Vegan Apple Crumble

Hi Friends!  How is your week going so far?  My “weekend” is coming to a close and it’s back to work on Wednesday for me.  I did some grocery shopping and I found a 5 pound bag of Gala apples for $3.99.  That would be 80 cents per pound.  That would be insanely cheap for anyone who doesn’t realize the major apple score.  It’s the little deals in life that I get excited about.  So with all my apples, I made a snack for Skylar and I.  Snacks around here must be fast, easy, and cheap.  This one fits the bill.

1 Minute GF Vegan Apple Crumble
1 apple
cinnamon 
1/4 c dry oats
1/4 c brown sugar
Splash of water
Optional: Dash of vanilla extract

Slice the apple and sprinkle with cinnamon (or cinnamon & sugar)

Mix the oats, brown sugar, and vanilla extract with a splash of water

Dollop the oat mixture on top of the apples

Microwave for 45-60 seconds, or to desired level of doneness

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Dessert:  Raw Vegan Apple Crumble

Questions
1. Do you pay attention to the price of produce?  Or do you just buy it no matter what?
When I was younger, I had no concept that 80 cents for a pound of apples was insanely cheap or that 4.99 for a pound of grapes is fiscal usury.  I just bought them.  And I confess to getting to the checkout lane and after the checker put grapes on the scale, I have indeed bought some $12 bags of grapes before.  Sad but true.  Live and learn.  

These days I do pay attention to prices and won’t buy an $8 pineapple or a $5 tiny tub of raspberries but whether romaine lettuce is 99 cents a bunch or 2.19 a bunch, it’s a non-negotiable purchase and I buy it anyway.

I have posted many times about what I buy at the grocery store and what guides my buying choices.

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2. Do you like crumbles, crisps, and cobblers?
I am not really sure that the technical difference is although I know my friend google would tell me.  Anything with brown sugar + oats = a crumble or a crisp in my book!   Anyway I love them all.  Peach cobbler, apple crisps/crumbles, all great to me.

Any combination of fruit + oats + sugar, butter and oils optional, in any baking (oven or microwave) or unbaking/raw format is perfect for me.

3. Do you have any favorite tricks, tips, or ideas for something you make that’s super fast and easy, and you love it?
I also have a recipe for “banana crowns” that helps to use those overripe bananas that multiply on your countertop

And I also make peanut butter “sandwiches” using zucchini, squash, or cucumber rounds.