(Nearly) Guilt- Free Pleasure : Apple-Grape Streusel

Desserts and guilt- free are words that do not always go  hand in hand.

Most of the luscious, wonderful desserts I like unfortunately are loaded with cream, chocolate and sugar .

So I started to experiment a bit,  trying to prepare a sweet treat that has more fresh  fruits and less dough and white sugar and still tastes great.

The result was quite a hit among our friends and the gals loved it for tea time!

For the Apple Grape Streusel you need:

1kg (2.2lb)  apples, peeled, cores removed

½ kg (17.6 oz.) red grapes , halved and seeds removed.

2 spoonful lemon juice, freshly squeezed

For the Streusel:

190g (6 oz.) flour
190g (6 oz.) ground almonds
200g (6.4 oz.)  caster sugar
225g (7oz.) butter
1/2 spoonful cinnamon

Preparation:

Halve apples and cut them  in thin slices.

Sprinkle with lemon juice.

Wash grapes carefully, halve and remove seeds.

Combine apple slices and grape halves.

Mix flour, almonds, sugar and cinnamon

Melt the  butter and with the help of 2 forks add bit by bit to the flour-almond-sugar mixture.

The mixture should be crumbly.

Grease a rectangular Pyrex  and add the apple grape combination.

Top with the crumble.

Preheat oven at  200C° (380F)

Bake for about 1/2 hour or until slightly golden brown.

Let cool down and sprinkle with a bit of icing sugar before serving.

Serves 12- 14.

Enjoy!  See you next Tuesday!

The result of a nightly excursion to the fridge :)