In this episode of Healthytarian Living host Evita Ochel explains and demonstrates how to make an easy, quick, and delicious vegan apple-rhubarb crumble cake.

Meal Characteristics

TYPE: snack, dessert
PREP TIME: <15 mins
SERVINGS: 16 squares

  • Raw food
  • Whole food
  • 100% Plant-based / Vegan
  • Wheat-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Soy-free
  • Peanut-free
  • Refined sugar-free

Goodies Needed

Cake Base & Top Crumble

Filling

  • 1-2 organic apples
  • 3-5 organic rhubarb stalks
  • 4-5 medjool dates
  • 1/3 cup ground flaxseeds

Garnish

Tools Needed

Meal Nutrition Benefits

Almonds / Almond Butter

  • provide healthy fats, protein, some carbohydrates, and fiber
  • provide phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, especially vitamin A, E, and most B vitamins, including folate
  • provide minerals, especially potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, and manganese
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels
  • protect against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, osteoporosis, and other diseases
  • Tips: Choose organic and raw almonds and almond butter, as conventional almonds and roasted almonds have pesticide, toxin, and other health concerns.

Medjool Dates

  • provide healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and are virtually fat-free
  • provide phytonutrients and antioxidants
  • have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties
  • provide vitamins, especially the B vitamins
  • provide minerals, especially potassium, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, and iron
  • support optimal health, energy, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support digestive, immune, and cardiovascular health

Apple

  • provides healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and is virtually fat-free
  • provides lots of phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provides vitamins, including vitamin A, C, E, K, and some B vitamins
  • provides minerals, including potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports digestive system and immune system health
  • supports healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels
  • protects against cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes type 2, and other diseases

Rhubarb

  • provides healthy carbohydrates, fiber, protein, and is virtually fat-free
  • provides phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provides vitamins A, C, E, K, and most B vitamins, including folate
  • provides minerals, especially calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, and selenium
  • supports optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • supports the digestive, immune, and nervous systems
  • supports healthy blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and eye health
  • protects against cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases

Flax Seeds

  • provide healthy fats, protein, carbohydrates, and fiber
  • excellent source of omega-3 fatty acid ALA, including an outstanding omega-3 to omega-6 ratio of 4:1
  • provide phytonutrients, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory benefits
  • provide vitamins, including vitamin C, E, K, and most B vitamins
  • provide minerals, especially manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, selenium, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium
  • support optimal health, weight, healing, and prevention
  • support optimal brain, immune, cardiovascular, and digestive health
  • support healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels

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