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A low-sugar, “lazy-man’s” dessert that features sliced Granny Smith apples colored with superfood powders then baked in a delicious gluten-free, vegan pie crust for a perfect fall (or any-time-of-year) dessert!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Suncore Foods. The opinions and text are all mine. The Suncore product mentioned in this post was sent to me as a gift to use in this recipe, thank you so much!
Ahhh the galette, the I’m-not-a-great-baker-but-I-love-bakery’s dream dessert, which is totally me by the way. I’m learning as I keep pushing myself, but don’t let this gorgeous dessert fool you. The food is totally doing all the impressive work here.
Despite how complicated this may look, I assure you it’s rather quite simple. With the help from my friends over at Suncore Foods I was able to make this Rainbow Apple Galette in just about 30 minutes, including the apple coloring time!
I’m still hangin’ onto summer but my palette is craving all the fall treats, you know- apple, cinnamon, pumpkin, spice, etcetera, etcetera. Imagine my nostalgic self baking an apple galette while crying that the last days of summer are upon us… ok, not really crying, but I you feel me, right?!
Not only does using these amazing supercolor powders make this apple galette easy on the eyes, but they also add some amazing health benefits too! Purple Sweet Potato Supercolor Powder boosts immunity, improving digestion, and protects the liver, Aqua Blue Spirulina Supercolor Powder lowers bad cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels, and increases good cholesterol and muscle strength, Premium Midori Jade Matcha Supercolor Powder acts as an antiinflammatory, boosts immunity, improves metabolism, relaxes the body, calms the mind, and reduces cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and Suncore Foods Pink Pitaya Supercolor Powder many antioxidants, antibacterial, and nutritional properties help smooth the digestive process and boost the immune system and metabolism.*
I’m a huge advocate for choosing natural food coloring and not using dyes in our food. Conventional food dyes contain such harmful health effects. If you’re following me on Instagram you may have seen my #ditchingdyes challenge, where I encourage you to try to use natural food colorings in your recipes, like I did in this Rainbow Apple Galette!
Go ahead and give it a go! And be sure to tag me on Instagram or Facebook using #ditchingdyes !
1/2 tsp Suncore Foods Aqua Blue Spirulina Supercolor Powder, (**note: may need more if you would like a deeper purple color to combine with the purple sweet potato powder)
dairy-free vanilla ice cream, (for serving)
Instructions
First, wash and slice your apples- no need to peel unless you'd like to. Place your apple slices in 4 seperate bowls, 1 apple per bowl
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
Add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of one of the supercolor powders to each bowl, stirl to combine and coat the apples well so they can absorb the color. You can let these sit while you make your crust
Make your crust by combining all crust ingredients in a large bowl
On a parchment-lined baking sheet, roll out your dough into a large rectangle
Arrange your apple slices however you'd like, in this case I created a rainbow pattern by alternating colored slices, leaving about an inch border around the edges
With a knife, or other pastry/frosting knife, gently fold your crust edges over the apples
**NOTE: gluten-free pie crust/dough is not "bendable" so if it crumbles and breaks just press it back together with your fingers
Brush the crust with oat/almond milk using a pastry brush and then sprinkle with sparking sugar (optional)
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the apples seem soft and cooked
Top with dairy-free vanilla ice cream!
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