Apple, Wild Blueberry & Ginger Crumble with Colostrum Coconut Cream

Name: Apple, Wild Blueberry & Ginger Crumble with Colostrum Coconut Cream
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 Apples; 2 1/2 cup Wild blueberries; 1/4 cup Fresh ginger; 1/4 cup Chia seeds; 1/4 cup Pure maple syrup; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 1 pinch Sea salt; 1 cup Almond flour; 3/4 cup Shredded coconut; 75 g Butter; 1/4 cup Pure maple syrup; 1 pinch Sea salt; 1 can Organic coconut cream; Pure maple syrup; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 1 pinch Sea salt; 4 serves Chief colostrum

Prep

15m

Cook

35m

Total

50m

Apple, Wild Blueberry & Ginger Crumble with Colostrum Coconut Cream

Prep

15m

Cook

35m

Total

50m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

For the filling.

Preheat the oven to 170°C fan-forced.

Add the chopped apples, frozen wild blueberries, ginger, chia seeds, maple syrup, vanilla and sea salt to a large bowl and mix until well combined.

Divide between individual or two-serving baking dishes, or add everything to one larger baking dish. You can also mix the filling directly in the baking dish if you prefer.

There’s no need to thaw or pre-cook the fruit.

For the crumble.

Combine the almond flour, shredded coconut and sea salt in a bowl. Add the melted butter and maple syrup and mix until you have a moist, crumbly mixture.

Scatter evenly over the fruit without pressing it down too firmly.

For Baking

Bake for approximately 35 minutes, until the fruit is bubbling and the crumble is cooked through and golden.

The almond flour and coconut brown quite quickly, so check the crumble at around 15–20 minutes. Once the top has reached a beautiful golden colour, loosely tent with foil and continue baking for the remaining time.

For the colostrum coconut cream.

Add the chilled coconut cream, maple syrup, vanilla and sea salt to a bowl and whip until light and creamy.

Once whipped, gently mix through the 4 serves of Chief Colostrum. Keep the colostrum cold and add it after whipping rather than heating it.

For Serving

Allow the crumble to cool slightly before serving warm with a dollop of cold colostrum coconut cream.

For

For the Apple & Wild Blueberry Filling

Apples, cored and chopped

2 1/2

cup

Wild blueberries, frozen

1/4

cup

Fresh ginger, finely grated

1/4

cup

Chia seeds

1/4

cup

Pure maple syrup

tsp

Vanilla extract

pinch

Sea salt

For The Almond & Coconut Crumble

cup

Almond flour

3/4

cup

Shredded coconut

Butter, melted

1/4

cup

Pure maple syrup

pinch

Sea salt

For The Colostrum Coconut Cream

can

Organic coconut cream, chilled

Pure maple syrup, to taste

tsp

Vanilla extract

pinch

Sea salt

serves

Chief colostrum

Notes

How is this recipe good for supporting itchy sneezy puffy people?
This crumble brings together anthocyanin-rich wild blueberries, vitamin C and quercetin-containing apples, fresh ginger, chia seeds and almonds to provide a wide range of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant compounds. The cold coconut cream also gives us the perfect place to add colostrum without heating it, bringing another layer of gut and immune support to a dessert that still feels like proper comfort food.

Wild blueberries

Wild blueberries are particularly rich in anthocyanins, the blue-purple pigments responsible for their incredible colour. These polyphenols have potent antioxidant activity and have been widely studied for their role in helping protect cells from oxidative stress and supporting healthy inflammatory responses.

Apples

Apples provide vitamin C, fibre and a variety of polyphenols, including quercetin, which is particularly concentrated in the skin. Quercetin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and has also been well studied for its interactions with mast cells and histamine release, which is why we love leaving the apple skins on for this one.

Fresh ginger

We use a generous amount of fresh ginger here, which provides gingerols and other bioactive compounds studied for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Ginger has also traditionally been used to support digestion, making it a beautiful addition alongside all that fruit and fibre.

Chia seeds

Chia seeds provide soluble fibre, plant-based omega-3 ALA and polyphenols. Their fibre also helps support the gut microbiome, which is particularly relevant when we are thinking about immune health given the close relationship between the gut and immune system.

Chief Colostrum

Colostrum naturally contains immunoglobulins alongside proteins and other bioactive compounds involved in immune and gut-barrier function. We add it to the cold coconut cream after whipping rather than baking it into the crumble, as some of these bioactive proteins are heat-sensitive and can be damaged by high temperatures.