Oat crusted apple cobbler with fall spice kefir ice cream

In planning my Thanksgiving meal as healthy and delicious as possible, this one recipe came to mind. The smell of apples baking with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, always reminds me of this special holiday.  This is such a treat for that sweet tooth when you are trying to keep it healthy.

***For this recipe I used this spice called "apple pie spice" very similar to "pumpkin spice" which has a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon peel, cloves, and ginger.  I have used the spices separately but I love these mixed spices in one jar.

{TIP: For an AMAZING smell in your home, add apple or pumpkin spice to water and boil.  It smells like you're baking a pie.  It is a very soothing smell, and great when you have company!}

This one recipe here is good for 4.  Preheat oven to 350.  In a small deep pan we are going to make the steel cut oat filling, add 4 cups of water, sprinkle one teaspoon of apple pie spice, one cup of steel cut oats, on the stove, boil for 5 minutes, then simmer for 30 minutes and set aside.  Spread a teaspoon of grass fed butter on a sheet pan and let it melt in oven and remove.  Cut up into small chunks, 3 apples of your choice and spread them on the pan. I like the macintosh or granny smith because of their semi tangy flavor, it complements the sweetness we are topping them with. Sprinkle a teaspoon of apple pie spice to the top of the apples, one tablespoon of melted grass fed butter, put in the oven at 350 for 50 minutes.

The apples should look just like they do above in the picture when done.  In a sheet pan add one cup of organic rolled oats topped with a half of a teaspoon of apple spice and pop in the oven for 12 minutes on 350.  In a nine inch deep pan like shown above with the apples, add the steel cut oat filling top that with the apples, and top that with the rolled oats.  Add a tablespoon of melted grass fed butter, and one tablespoon of honey and a tablespoon of coconut sugar.  Pop in the oven for 45 minutes uncovered.

I love ice cream with my pies.  Kefir makes a delicious ice cream substitute.  Take a small bowl and add 2 cups of plain organic kefir.  Toss in a tablespoon of raw honey, one tablespoon of coconut sugar, a half of a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a half of a teaspoon of apple spice.  Put in the freezer and every half an hour for an hour and a half toss it around and place back in the freezer. Top the cobbler with it and eat!

HEALTH BENEFITS OF THIS DESSERT 

Cinnamon- helps treat muscle spasms, vomiting, diarrhea, infections, the common cold, loss of appetite, erectile dysfunction and much more.  This amazing spice is known to help prevent Alzheimer's, may help stop the destructive process of MS, helps with HIV, lowers the effects of high fat meals, and excellent for diabetics.

Kefir- This probiotic filled drink is a fermented, enzyme rich drink resembling yogurt. Known for healing intestinal disorders, like constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel disease, allergies, atherosclerosis, intestinal disorders, respiratory diseases, cancer and many more.