Given Matt Damon’s now iconic line in “Good Will Hunting,” I knew I had to make something with apples for the pairing.

I had already chosen apple cider donuts for “Knives Out” and it seems like I’ve already shared a disproportionate amount of pies just seven months into this blog.

Taking into account the movie’s dramatic nature, I went with a crumble. Because sometimes messy things are the most delicious.

This vegan, gluten-free slow cooker recipe makes 8 “servings.”

Apple Ingredients
8 apples, cored and sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
0.33 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
pinch of salt

Crumble Ingredients
1 cup oats
0.67 cups sliced almonds
0.5 cups 1-to-1 gluten-free flour
0.33 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons vegan butter, melted

Instructions
Plug in your greased large slow cooker and turn the heat to high.

Core and slice your apples then place them in a large bowl.

Toss them with the lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.

Set the apple mixture aside while you make the crumble.

In a stand mixer or another bowl, whisk the oats, almonds, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon together until they are evenly mixed.

Melt the butter and mix it into the dry ingredients.

Pour the apple mixture into the slow cooker, making sure the apple slices are evenly distributed.

Add the crumble mixture over the top, also making sure it is evenly spread out.

Let the crumble cook on high for three hours. Enjoy the scents of fall wafting through your home.

When the three hours have passed, serve it up. You can eat it on its own, paired with a glass of almond milk or topped with coconut whipped cream or vegan ice cream.

To quote Matt Damon’s character, “How do you like them apples?”

The Easy Route
One step you can take to make this easier is by either purchasing pre-sliced apples or buying a can of apple pie filling to replace the apple mixture.

Of course, the easiest route would be to find a local bakery that makes a vegan, gluten-free apple crumble for you to pick up.

The Pairing
Preteen Cat would fight me for saying this, but “Good Will Hunting” should’ve beat “Titanic” for the Best Picture Oscar.

It is a modern classic that introduced the world to the charms of Matt Damon and demonstrated just how much gravitas Robin Williams can bring to a role.

I was 11 when “Good Will Hunting” came out, and one of the biggest things I took away from the movie is a deep love for the music of Elliott Smith.

But back to the movie itself: Damon plays the titular Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT who solves a math problem that’s renowned for being tough to crack.

When Gerald “Jerry” Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgård), the professor who posted the problem, figures out it was Will who solved it, he takes him under his wing and bails him out of jail.

Robin Williams plays Sean Maguire, a therapist and fellow professor who Jerry enlists to assist Will. Williams is just perfect in this role. The interactions between Sean and Will give this movie a giant beating heart that sucks you in, anxiously waiting for Will to have his next session with Sean.

Ben Affleck, Cole Hauser and Casey Affleck play Will’s drinking buddies, Chuckie, Billy and Morgan, a crew that loves shooting the shit, chasing girls and starting trouble.

Minnie Driver rounds out the cast as Skylar, a Harvard student who is a love interest for Will. The work Sean and Will do together really benefit Will’s relationship with Skylar and give it more depth as well.

This isn’t a spoiler, but Chuckie’s last chat with Will in the movie really just demonstrates how wonderful Ben Affleck can be when given great material and a supportive director like Gus Van Sant.

Damon and the elder Affleck also wrote the screenplay, which won them the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, on top of Williams’ Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Some worthy consolation prizes for not being picked for the big winner of the night, I suppose.

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