Cranberry Apple Hazelnut Crumble: A Light and Wholesome Vegan Holiday Dessert
Celebrate the flavors of the season with this Cranberry Apple Hazelnut Crumble—a wholesome, fruit-forward dessert that’s as nourishing as it is delicious. Bursting with tart cranberries, sweet apples, and crunchy hazelnuts, this crumble offers a perfect balance of texture and flavor. Made with whole wheat flour, old-fashioned oats, and a touch of warm spices, it’s a light, vegan, and plant-based dessert you can feel good about serving. Naturally low in sugar and fat, this easy recipe highlights simple, seasonal ingredients and comes together beautifully for the holidays or any cozy autumn evening.
There’s nothing better than fruit-forward desserts, which offer a flavorful, colorful—and healthy—twist on traditional sweet treats, which are often laden with added sugars, refined grains, and saturated fats. Just start with seasonal fruits, and blend them with whole grains, spices, and nuts to create a delicious crumble as a healthful alternative to decadent desserts. By enjoying more wholesome, fruity desserts, you can fit in more servings of fruits into your day, which is a healthy habit for the whole family. Eating more colorful fruits is linked with lowering your risks of heart disease, obesity, and cancer. Sadly, only 12% of Americans meet their fruit requirement! What a shame, when there are so many health rewards for packing your diet with nature’s natural desserts.
This recipe for Cranberry Apple Hazelnut Crumble is packed with the goodness of seasonal fruit, including health-protective cranberries and apples. It’s also filled with whole grain flour and oats, which can help protect your heart, boost your gut microbiome, and reduce your risk of colon cancer. This crumble even has spices and nuts, which further provide a health boost. With only a small amount of added sugars, it’s a sweet treat you can feel really good about. Best of all, this recipe is so easy to make—just mix the filling in the pie dish, add the topping, and pop it in the oven. Enjoy it warm!
Follow along with Sharon as she makes this recipe in the video here.
Enjoy this easy, healthy Cranberry Apple Hazelnut Crumble made with whole grains, oats, and warm spices. A low-sugar, plant-based dessert that’s perfect for the holidays or any cozy season.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit Filling:
10 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries, unsweetened
Add cranberries and apples to a 9-inch pie dish. Add the zest and juice of one orange and the brown sugar, and toss well.
In a small bowl, mix together oats, flour, hazelnuts, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and salt (optional). Stir in oil with a fork to make a crumbly mixture.
Sprinkle crumb topping over cranberry apple filling and bake uncovered for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown.
Notes
To make this recipe gluten-free. substitute gluten-free flour blend for the whole wheat flour.
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:55 minutes
Category:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Nutrition
Serving Size:1 serving
Calories:240
Sugar:19 g
Sodium:4 mg
Fat:11 g
Saturated Fat:2 g
Carbohydrates:35 g
Fiber:5 g
Protein:3 g
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I was looking for a healthy easy cranberry recipe for the holidays, and this was perfect. It’s so good warm with some ice cream (regular or dairyfree).
Would it be possible for you to incorporate one of the pictures of the recipe for when we want to print it? I always like a reminder picture of what it is I’m about to make.
I’m sorry, our recipe format doesn’t include photos, as many times people only want to print out the recipe. However, if you want to include photos in your printing, then you can just print out the whole blog page from your computer. Thanks so much!
I was looking for a healthy easy cranberry recipe for the holidays, and this was perfect. It’s so good warm with some ice cream (regular or dairyfree).
I love that you use less refined sugars (like the coconut sugar). I’m loving your recipes. 😀
Would it be possible for you to incorporate one of the pictures of the recipe for when we want to print it? I always like a reminder picture of what it is I’m about to make.
I’m sorry, our recipe format doesn’t include photos, as many times people only want to print out the recipe. However, if you want to include photos in your printing, then you can just print out the whole blog page from your computer. Thanks so much!
That sounds delicious. Can regular flour be used?
Thank you
Yes, regular flour can be substituted!