So the Crossfit Games prrrrrretty much made me feel like a total failure at life. I mean, I could totally deadlift 325# if I wanted to…so maybe this was the motivation I need to get off my ass. I totally would have dominated the hammer event, too, no big deal. You’ll see me in SoCal next year, I swear!!!
In the mean time, I cooked up a storm this weekend. My friend Brittany was in town from DC, so I made my best attempt to lay out a Paleo banquet to accompany our watching the Games and our forays at the Irish Fest. I roasted a whole duck and shoved about three handfuls of diced apples mixed with cinnamon and coconut oil up its ass. Duck Butt Apples are the best. Pretty sure I can die happy now. We didn’t even have anything else for dinner Friday night. Just went after that duck like the zombies went after Rick’s horse in the Walking Dead. I wish I was exaggerating even a little bit.
Speaking of apples, I still had a ton leftover at the end of the weekend. I don’t really eat much fruit anymore and they were starting to get a little soft. Thank you, my dearest husband, for buying a dozen apples like two days before you go back to Boston for two months…ANYWAY. I was pretty desperate to get these apples into something quick–and so Breakfast Cobbler was born. I’ve definitely heard of making fruit cobblers in the slow cooker before, but you know me…FRUIT IS NOT DESSERT. But fruit can be breakfast! And if you leave the crockpot on overnight…instant breakfast!
INGREDIENTS
6 Apples, cored and sliced
1 T Coconut Oil
1/2 c Coconut Milk
1/2 c Shredded Coconut (unsweetened)
1/2 c Raisins (or other dried fruit)
1 T Cinnamon
1 t Salt
1 T Vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS
Grease the bottom of your crockpot with the coconut oil.
Place all other ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until combined. Pour into the crockpot.
Cook on LOW for 6 hours or just overnight. Serve topped with raw nuts and more coconut.
om nom nom
question. when recipes (like this one) call for coconut milk, is that unsweetened canned coconut milk or the kind in the carton. i know these two versions of coconut milk are different (consistency, nutrition facts, etc.), but does it matter which you use in a recipe? is it safe to say when a recipe calls for it, it’s calling for the canned kind?
when a recipe (like this one) calls for coconut milk, is it safe to assume that it’s calling for unsweetened canned coconut milk?
Yes, it’s the full fat canned kind unless otherwise indicated. I never use the stuff in the carton because, like commercially sold almond milk, it’s chock full of gums and other questionable stuff…and I think it tastes terrible. Coconut milk is so delicious, I can’t understand why they have to water it down!
that’s what i figured! thanks! p.s. you can delete that first comment of mine. it wasn’t showing up even after i refreshed so i re-did it and now there two! sorry!
What brand of coconut milk do you use?
http://www.naturalvalue.com/
woo! i made the blog! & that description of the duck’s last moments of existence are not an exaggeration. in the slightest. i’m glad you came up with another reci
recipe to make for me next time. sorry, my phone decided it didn’t care if i was done typing.
I just found your blog and I almost spit out the sunflower seed butter cookie I was eating (your recipe, of course) when I read you duck-butt-apples comment. “Duck Butt Apples are the best.” Dying laughing. Also, I love that you have Whole 30-worthy recipes. I do that program every 6 months or so to reset my metabolism and give myself a much-needed break from all of my non-paleo trysts, so it’ll be nice to have some recipe ideas so I don’t have to grill a steak every night. So thanks for that!
Thank you!! And yes, Duck Butt Apples are the best. Don’t judge.
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How much is a serving? This sounds like something I can eat a whole recipe of (yep, all six apples) in one serving. Very dangerous, in the delicious way. Thanks.
Haha a serving is about as much as you want it to be! I’d say this would feed about four…but for me and my husband it was just us two
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Can I use any type of apples? I have a bunch of Granny Smith apples left over from a centre piece and I don’t want them to go to waste.
Thank you!
Actually I think Granny Smiths are the best for this!
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Can you use a different milk like almond milk? I don’t have coconut milk but everything else I have. We don’t drink cow milk so that’s not an option. Thanks!
Absolutely!
Recipe is a good substitute to someone who really likes oatmeal. The nuts help with that kind of texture. Tasty dish.
So true!
How long will this keep? in the fridge obviously… i live by myself. also, do you think it would freeze well? thanks!
I’d say this will keep a week, maybe 10 days in the fridge. I honestly think the flavors get better as it ages! And yes, I’m positive you can freeze it…that actually works really well
This may be a dumb question, but do you peel the apples or leave the skin on? I cored & sliced with an apple corer, but then I peeled the slices because I wasn’t sure. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Either is fine!