Mock Apple Crisp (gluten & Sugar Free)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 4 -5 cups zucchini, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon stevia powder
• 1 tablespoon vegetable glycerin (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups buckwheat flour (or use another gluten free flour or combo)
• 1/2 teaspoon stevia powder
• 4 1/2 teaspoons arrowroot
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cold butter (12 t) or 3/4 cup margarine, cut up (12 t)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine crust ingredients in a medium bowl, cutting in the margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; add vanilla and mix gently.
• 3 press 1/2 of dough evenly on bottom and 1/4-inch up sides of an 8x8-inch glass baking dish.
• 4 bake until slightly browned, about 10 minutes. cool on wire rack.
• 5 meanwhile, combine zucchini and lemon juice in a pot and simmer until just barely cooked, about 2-3 minutes. remove from heat, add stevia, cinnamon and nutmeg and let cool.
• 6 spoon cooled zucchini mixture over crust and sprinkle the remaining crust mixture on top.
• 7 bake for 45 minutes.