McIntosh Maple Crumble with Candied Bacon recipe for managing PCOS and pregnancy on Fertility Chef

Ingredients

• Candied Bacon
• 16 Applewood smoked bacon strips
• 1/2 cup raw cane sugar, to coat
• Smoke cayenne pepper, for sprinkling
• Maple-Apple Filling
• 6 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored and cubed
• 1/4 cup maple liqueur or real maple syrup
• 1/2 vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise and seeds scraped
• Pinch nutmeg
• Crumble
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup walnuts, crushed
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• Pinch sea salt
• 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces