Gluten Free Apple Crisp

small white cup with apple crisp topped with ice cream on top of a striped blue napkin with apples in the background

This Apple Crisp recipe is an easy, gluten free dessert made in one bowl. Made with fresh apples, it's baked to perfection with a crunchy topping of oats, almond flour, cinnamon, butter, and maple syrup. Eat it after dinner then save the leftovers for breakfast!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword #applecrisp, #apples, dessert

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 277kcal

Author Taryn Solie

Equipment

Ingredients

Filling

2 lbs apples I used Fuji
½ tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
⅓ cup maple syrup
1 tbsp lemon juice juice from half a large lemon
1 tsp arrowroot powder

Topping

1.5 cup oats
⅓ cup fine almond flour
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup melted butter

Instructions

Turn the oven on to 350 degrees F.
Cut the apples into thin slices using a large sharp knife and cutting board. One way to do this is to cut the apple in half, then in quarters. Take one quarter and put it on its long side, then carefully cut the core part out with the knife by making a straight cut down. Next slice the apple into thin slices - no more than ⅛ of an inch thick - and put them in a large bowl.
Once all the apples are sliced, measure out the remaining filling ingredients with measuring spoons and cups and put them in the bowl with the apple slices. Mix everything together with a large spoon and pour into an 8x8 baking dish, spreading the apple out evenly. Cover the dish with foil and place in the oven to cook for 20 minutes.
While the apples are cooking, rinse or wipe out the large bowl and measure out then add in the topping ingredients to the bowl. Mix everything together with a spoon and set aside until the apples cook.
When the apples have cooked for 20 minutes, take out the dish and mix the apples up. This will prevent apples at the top of the dish from drying out.
Spoon the topping over the apples, covering them as best you can but not pressing the topping down. Return the dish to the oven and cook for 40 minutes, turning the dish around 180 degrees after 20 minutes to prevent uneven browning.
Remove the dish and let cool for 5-10 minutes, then serve!

Notes

Try and slice the apples so they're roughly the same size. They will cook up more evenly this way.
When you put the apples into the baking dish, there will be liquid at the bottom of the bowl. Arrange your apples first, then pour the remaining liquid over the top of the apples. This will help them cook.
Don't just put the topping on the apples before pre-cooking them. You need to mix them up so the top apple slices don't dry out.
Replace the butter with coconut oil to make this recipe dairy free.

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