This delicious Ambrosia apple crumble tart is perfect for your fall gatherings. This tart is wonderful served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Disclosure: As a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network, I was asked to participate in the #iloveambrosia campaign. I was compensated for my time and gifted a dozen Ambrosia apples. As always, all opinions are my own.
I would say that apples are a staple in our house. I always have a bowl of them on the counter, and we often eat them with peanut butter as a snack. I also love to dice them up very small and put them on my oatmeal with some cinnamon sugar. When we think of pie in our house, we think of apple pie, because that’s our favorite.
Ambrosia Apple Crumble Tart.
A tasty apple crumble tart topped with a delicious sugary crust!
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 cup spelt flour*
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/3 cup cold vegan buttery spread
- 3-4 Tablespoons cold water
For the filling:
- 4 Ambrosia apples peeled and thinly sliced**
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
For the crumble topping:
- 1/2 cup spelt flour*
- 1 cup certified gluten free oats
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 Tablespoons vegan buttery spread cut into small chunks
Instructions
- Make the crust: In a large bowl, combine the spelt flour, salt, and sugar. Add the buttery spread and mix using a pastry cutter.
- Add the cold water a little bit at a time and mix until the dough just comes together.
- Flatten the dough into a disk and wrap with plastic wrap. Place dough in the freezer for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a surface with wax paper and sprinkle flour on top. Flour the rolling pin as well. Roll out the dough into a 16 inch circle if you are using a 12 inch tart pan. You can adjust the size of your dough to fit the pan you have.
- Put the dough into the tart pan and press it into the sides, removing any excess. Prick the bottom all over with a fork, then bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- While the tart bakes, combine the Ambrosia apples with the cinnamon, ginger, and sugar and set aside.
- In a large bowl, place the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon and mix together. Add the vegan buttery spread and mix using a pastry cutter until the mixture becomes a crumb topping.
- Remove the crust from the oven and fill with the apples and then place the crumble on top.
- Bake the tart at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
- Let cool before serving.
Recipe Notes
*I have made both the crust and the topping with gluten free flour - I prefer King Arthur Multi Purpose Gluten Free Flour Blend.
**You can use any variety of apple that you like if you can't get Ambrosia apples.
This apple crumble tart is:
- perfect for Thanksgiving
- delicious with dairy free ice cream
- free of the top allergens
Delicious recipe!
How is this allergy friendly if it uses spelt flour? Any substitution ideas?
If your specific allergy is to wheat, you can do a gf flour. I have made both the crust and the topping with gluten free flour in the past. I have updated the recipe to include that information – I prefer King Arthur GF Multi Purpose Flour, but blends by Bob’s Red Mill or Hodgson Mills should also perform well.
And as it stands, the recipe is nut free, but if you are allergic to wheat but not nuts, you could do a nut flour if that’s your preference.
This looks delicious- pinning for later! and those apples are so yummy!
Truth: I don’t think I’ve ever had an ambrosia apple, but they look like just my type! Hearty, sweet, crunchy, YUM! I bet this crumble was a joy to eat! Beautiful as always, m’dear!
I love ambrosia apples! They are my favorite by far, and this tart looks amazing! My kind of dessert! :)
Thank you, Annie!
you and i would get along just fine… i’m a fan of the same apples, eaten with the same purpose. and ambrosia… yummo, right! i’m such a fan. and would happily consume that tart… the streusel alone is mouth-watering!
Thank you, Gretchen!
My mom and I discovered Ambrosia apples last fall and we’ve been hooked ever since! They’re seriously the BEST ever apple! I absolutely love their feature in this gorgeous tart! That crumble is speaking to me. :) Pinned!
Thank you, Sarah! They are such a good apple!
Never heard of ambrosia apples, you definitely have got me curious to know what they taste like. Judging from the images for this crumble tart though, I bet they are delicious!
This tart is just lovely! I love that you combined a pie and a crumble. Spples with peanut butter are one of my favorite snacks as well!
Ambrosia apples are the BEST! Love the idea of them in this tart! I am a huge fan of apple crumbles, can’t wait to make this over the holidays!
Absolutely LOVE a good crumble and even better with apples (peaches and pears fail!). Pinning!
I’ve never heard of ambrosia apples either! I’m going to keep my eye out for them at my market. This tart looks delicious!
Thank you, Natalie!
I love a crumble! More than apple pie :) I’ve never used spelt flour before, might have to try! Ambrosia apples are so pretty, huh?
Amrbrosia apples are really pretty! I love the color of the skin.
I think I tried an ambrosia apple when I went apple picking but I don’t remember how they taste like. I bet they’re good, though! Apple crumble is one of my favourite desserts and I love that you’ve made it even better by giving this one a crust. Deeeelish!
Thanks, Genevieve!
Yum! This crumble tart looks beautiful!
Thanks, Lisa!
This looks wonderful! I love apple crisps :)
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
Thank you, Sarah Grace!
Wow these sound delicious! Love your combo of pie and crisp!
Thank you, Marisa!
Ambrosia apples are everything an apple should be! I just buy them whenever I spot them, and I just got my mom hooked on them too :)
Nice! I have not seen them in the store yet!
Fun! I haven’t seen them in the stores near me yet!
Yum! Apples are the greatest! Ambrosia are a beautiful variety!
They are beautful!