
For a quick & healthy dessert, try my Easy Apple Crisp recipe - it's the perfect fall dessert made with juicy apples, cinnamon & a gluten-free crisp topping
It’s always this time of year when I end up with so many apples from the apple orchard. What do I do with them all? I love apple pie but it can be time consuming to make at home. So I started making this easy apple crisp a few years ago instead. It’s very similar to a traditional apple crisp with some healthy swaps and overall super quick steps. You’ll have a warm cinnamony apple pie-like filling with a crispy buttery oat topping. It’s ll the fall feels for real! Ready to make this beauty?
There are two parts to Apple Crisp – the apples and the crisp. Starting with the apples, I like to chop or slice the apples really small, and mix them with maple syrup and lemon juice.
Then in goes the cinnamon. And it’s 3 teaspoons, which looks like a lot of cinnamon, but it’s definitely needed! Most recipes also add flour or corn starch here in the filling, but I don’t think it’s necessary at all.
Now for the crisp part, I make mine gluten free, so I use gluten free rolled oats, oat flour (which I grind myself in my Vitamix), more cinnamon, either brown sugar or coconut sugar and some salt. By using oats and oat flour, it gives me an excuse to have this easy apple crisp for breakfast…haha!
Then I dice up the butter into small cubes and rub them into the oat crumble streusel mixture. To make it faster, you can also just leave the butter as is or melt the butter. But I like incorporating the butter evenly all over the mixture for better browning results of the crumble.
Then I transfer the apples to a baking dish, and top it with the crumble mixture. There’s no need to grease the dish, but you certainly can. Or you can line it with aluminum foil for easier cleaning.
When it comes out of the oven, you’ll smell a warm cinnamony sweetness that is so cozy, comforting and calling your name! Scoop out a nice big helping of the apple crisp, and serve it a la mode. I know you see that caramel sauce in the corner, and you know this easy apple crisp is about to get drizzled with all that caramel goodness!
This is one of my favorite fall desserts that you can easily whip up when you have extra apples on hand, people coming over and craving a cozy dessert when it’s cold and yucky outside. The great thing about it is it’s reminiscent of homemade apple pie with all the same flavors.
But it’s healthier than apple pie, easier to make and can totally be eaten for breakfast. Hey, it’s basically oats and apples (ice cream optional at breakfast haha 😉 )
I hope you love this healthy-ish feelgood Easy Apple Crisp recipe. If you make it, please leave me a comment telling me how you like it, or use hashtag #feelgoodfoodie on Instagram so I can see your recreations.
If you use up some apples and still have loads more, I’ve got you covered with these other amazing apple desserts!
For a quick & healthy dessert, try my Easy Apple Crisp recipe - it's the perfect fall dessert made with juicy apples, cinnamon & a gluten-free crisp topping
Preheat oven to 375°F.
For filling: In a large bowl, combine apples, maple syrup, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Transfer apple mixture to an 8x8 square baking dish.
For topping: In medium bowl, combine oats, oat flour, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add diced butter to the crumble topping. Using your fingers, rub butter into the crumble mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping over filling.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until apple is tender and topping is golden brown. Serve warm, with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce, if desired.
Storage: Store any leftovers in an airtight container. They will last about 3-4 days in the fridge.
Freezer Instructions: After baking the apple crisp, allow it to cool completely, then cover it with two layers of aluminum foil. You can freeze it for up to 3 months. When ready to bake, thaw it overnight in the fridge and warm it at 375°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until heated through.
Make Ahead: You can make the topping ahead of time but add the butter right before baking it for best results.
Substitutes: For best results, follow the recipe as is. However here are some substitutes that will work well:
Comments
Noreen Notaro
February 4, 2019 at 11:35 amWe threw in a banana and some blueberries we had left over at the end of the week. we will definitely make again!
Yumna Jawad
February 4, 2019 at 11:37 amThat sounds amazing!! So glad you liked it and thanks for sharing! 🙂
AJ
October 28, 2018 at 7:06 amThis I like. Simple and effective.
Yumna Jawad
October 28, 2018 at 8:14 pmYes for sure!
Amanda
October 22, 2018 at 3:54 amLove it. Great recipe