Apple and Berry Cobbler

I wrote this recipe when I lived in Victoria, Australia, where the weather was a temperamental friend.

My desire for different flavours of food swing as wildly as the South Westerly wind that sweeps across Port Phillip Bay and into my kitchen at night.

When the gauge drops below 17C, I think of warm desserts and stewed fruits so any that combine the two rate pretty highly on my palate.

This clean version of an apple and berry cobbler can be made with any fruit just dropping from a tree around you ;) and is perfect dolloped with some coconut cream, full-fat moo cream, or yoghurt.

A traditional cobbler has a base of stewed fruit mixed with a bucketload of sugar and a cover of an almost scone-like sweet dough that forms a crust and cases the sweet fruit beneath.

This version is sugar, dairy and grain free.

I know it's good because I ate a whole apple and berry cobbler with my husband for lunch yesterday - just because we could, and because (like my other fave food, pizza) it tastes even better for breakfast! ;)

Enjoy.

pre-heat oven to 180C (350F)

Ingredients

2 medium apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 cup berries (I used raspberries for this one)
squeeze of lemon juice
1 tbls rice malt syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
Directions

Place apple into a small heat-proof saucepan along with 2 tbls of water and a squeeze of lemon juice over medium-low heat.
Place the lid over and cook for 5 minutes or so until the apple softens and the water is evaporated.
Mix through berries, rice malt syrup and vanilla
If you can put the saucepan in the oven leave the fruit mix in it or else transfer the fruit mix to a 15-20cm round casserole dish

Cobbler 'Cover'

1 cup almond meal (you can make this by blitzing almonds in the food processor until it resembles a super fine powder)
1 egg lightly beaten
1/3 cup rice malt syrup (you could also use maple syrup or honey and reduce the amount depending on the level of sweetness).
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup olive oil or coconut oil
1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Directions

Combine all ingredients thoroughly until they form a very soft 'cookie dough' consistency (dolloping consistency).
Drop mixture over the top of the apple and berries spreading if you need to without disturbing the fruit and bake in your oven for 20 mins or until the top goes brown and is not soft in the center.

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