The Best Apple Crisp Ever (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar free)
This is truly the best apple crisp you will ever eat. The soft, juicy apples with the crisp, granola-like topping is just delicious!
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Ingredients
Filling
- 2 lbs apples after being peeled, cored, and sliced thinly
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4-1/2 cup coconut sugar, depending on the sweetness of your apples (or brown sugar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
Crisp Topping
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (or melted vegan butter)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cast iron skillet, deep pie pan, or 9×9 pan and set it aside.
- In a very large bowl, add the prepared apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut sugar, vanilla, lemon, and cornstarch. Stir with a spatula or spoon until everything is evenly combined. Add the apples to the greased cast iron skillet, deep pie pan, or 9×9 pan. Make sure it’s packed in there. It will shrink a lot after it’s baked and cooled.
- In that same bowl, add all the topping ingredients. Stir until well combined. Sprinkle topping evenly over the top of the apples, then using your hands to press it down.
- Bake 50-60 minutes, until apples are tender when poked with a fork or knife and the topping is golden brown. Mine took about 55 minutes.
- Let it cool for one hour before serving. Enjoy warm! Although best when fresh, keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave for 30 seconds or until warm.
Servings: 8