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
- 2 cups Organic Raw Almonds
- 4-5 Organic Medjool Dates
- 1 tsp Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
Filling
- 1-2 organic apples
- 3-5 organic rhubarb stalks
- 4-5 medjool dates
- 1/3 cup ground flaxseeds
Garnish
- Fresh apple slices
- Organic cinnamon
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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