Vegan Apple Crisp (with Protein!)

I bet you've never meal prepped high protein vegan apple crisp before. But here's the thing I love to meal prep a sweet treat/dessert every single week. It's simply a part of my routine at this point. And even though having dessert in the house at all times might sound counterintuitive, it's quite honestly brilliant for helping you stay on your nutrition track.

Hear me out. If you know you have a sweet tooth, you know that every day around 3 pm you crave something sugary, or (personally) every night after dinner I need something sweet to say "your day of eating is over now, and it was delicious to the last bite." So if I don't meal prep myself something with healthier ingredients, maybe a little boost of protein and fibre like in this vegan apple crisp, I'm going to have the dessert that's less than ideal. Say.. a pint of ice cream, or a butter loaded cookie. 

And, yes, of course. There is always room for the high sugar, high fat, bought it at my favourite bakery or ice cream shop dessert with absolutely zero protein and fibre. BUT if you stick with me and try to make that dessert habit part of the 20% of your diet, then the other 80% can look like vegan apple crisp every day of the week.  

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Why You'll Love This Protein Boosted Vegan Apple Crisp 

• By leaving the skin on the apple we've left all the good-for-you fibre.
• Instead of using flour, we've added Cinnamon Roll Protein (or a Vanilla Protein) to boost the protein content while reducing the overall carbs.
• Using coconut sugar instead of brown sugar gives you a slight edge when it comes to added vitamins and minerals, while also being easier on your blood sugar levels.
• Sprouted oats are a great option for the top of your vegan apple crisp as they're higher in vitamins, minerals, and protein per serving than your average rolled oat.
• By meal prepping the apple crisp in four separate meal prep containers and baking them "to order" you're allowing the apples, cinnamon, and extra virgin olive oil to marinate for up to three days, giving the apples a big flavour boost!
• Option to serve this with protein whipped coconut whip for a higher in protein and lower in calorie ice cream option.

What You'll Need To Make This Vegan Apple Crisp 

• Apples! Any colour or apple preference will do. 
• Lemon juice. I like to keep a bottle of lemon juice in my fridge for cooking, baking, dressings, etc, because I find it easier, cheaper, and less wasteful than squeezing lemons for these recipes. There are a few on the market that are preservative and additive free, and contain only lemons, like this one.
• Extra virgin olive oil. This is to replace the usual butter found in apple crisp. I did this simply because vegan butters can have quite the mix of oils, and pure olive felt like a way to keep this apple crisp recipe "cleaner."
• Cinnamon roll protein, or your vanilla protein powder. This gives it a protein boost! Discount code: EVANNRYAN saves you 15% on Vedge Nutrition Vegan Protein.
• Ceylon cinnamon. This is my preferred cinnamon but you can also go with Saigon cinnamon which is stronger in flavour. 
• Oats, however my best recommendation is always sprouted oats. While you can use either variety, sprouting the oats gives you more nutrition per serving!
• Coconut sugar, or your preferred granulated sweetener. I like coconut sugar as it's easier on your blood sugar levels, while also having more trace minerals than brown sugar.

Substitutions

Instead of oil you can use vegan butter for a more traditional approach to this vegan apple crisp!

Coconut sugar can be replaced with brown sugar or your preferred granulated sweetener.

Replace the protein powder with all purpose or whole wheat flour.

Other Warm Cinnamon Recipes For You To Try Next

Cinnamon Roll Baked Oats

Cinnamon Roll Protein Pancakes

Apple Pie Overnight Oats 

Apple Fritter Protein Muffins

Mini Pumpkin Spice Donuts

Please note: all calories and macros have been calculated to the best of my ability but may vary slightly. 

 

Vegan Apple Crisp with Protein 

Recipe makes 4 servings

Macros per serving:

335 cals - 15g fat - 38g carbs - 12g protein 

Macros per serving with coconut whip topping:

436 cals - 20g fat - 46g carbs - 18g protein 

 

Ingredients:

• 4 small apples (600g)
• 2 tbsp (30ml) lemon juice 
• 2 tbsp (30ml) extra virgin olive oil 
• 2 tbsp (24g) coconut sugar 
• 1 scoop/serving Cinnamon Roll Protein Powder (code: EVANNRYAN to save) or your preferred vanilla protein
• 1 tbsp (7g) ceylon cinnamon (code: EVANNRYAN to save)
• 1/4 tsp (1g) salt

Topping:

• 1/2 cup sprouted oats 
• 2 tbsp (24g) coconut sugar
• 1/2 scoop/serving Cinnamon Roll Protein Powder
• 1/2 tbsp (3g) cinnamon 
• 1 1/2 tbsp (22.5ml) extra virgin olive oil 

Option To Serve:

• 1 cup frozen coconut whip 
• 1 scoop/serving cinnamon roll or vanilla protein powder

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F and prepare 4 small oven safe meal prep containers, or a small 6x6 inch baking tray. 
2. Chop your apples into small cubes and add them to a mixing bowl.
3. Add in lemon juice, olive oil, coconut sugar, protein powder, cinnamon, and salt. 
4. Mix everything together well. 
5. Pour the seasoned apples into your prepared containers or baking tray. Set aside.
6. Using the same mixing bowl make your topping by adding all these ingredients together: oats, coconut sugar, protein powder, cinnamon, and oil. Mix together well. The mixture should resemble wet sand.
7. Divide the mixture across the tops of the apples and spread from edge to edge.
8. If you're using meal prep containers you can seal them and set in the fridge until you're ready to bake them off one at a time. 
9. For the small baking tray with all 4 servings in it, bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until apples are softened and crisp topping is nice and browned.
10. To bake the individual containers, you can bake for roughly the same amount of time.
11. To serve with coconut whip: Remove your coconut whip from the freezer 20 minutes before mixing with 1 scoop/serving vanilla protein powder. This will make it easier to whip the protein powder through. 
12. Set the coconut whip back in the freezer for at least 20 minutes to firm back up.
13. When ready to eat your apple crisp, get your protein coconut whip topping from the freezer and serve on top of your hot vegan apple crisp!
14. Enjoy!

 

Let us know in the comments if you tried this recipe and how it went for you!