Enjoy this Gluten Free Apple Crisp year round! I use Honey Crisp apples to prep a low sugar (but perfectly sweet-tart!) apple filling, then topped it with an oatmeal and pecan crumble topping. The perfect holiday dessert (or make it any night of the week!).
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A Beautiful & Simple Fall Dessert
Fruit crisps are my favorite dessert to prepare for holidays and dinner parties. Simple to prepare, and everyone loves them.
I also love that by choosing fresh, in-season fruit, less sugar is required. Baking fruit brings out the natural sweetness, which is complemented perfectly with a drizzle of natural sweetener – honey, maple syrup, and coconut sugar are my favorites.
I love thick oatmeal crisp toppings. It’s like serving a crumbled cookie on top of warm fruit!
This apple crisp doubles as breakfast – I serve the leftovers with Greek yogurt!
This healthier dairy-free apple crisp is made with whole oats – no gluten free flour mix or almond flour needed!
Love fruit crisp desserts? You might also want to try this Persimmon Apple Crumble or my favorite Peach Crisp.
What You’ll Need
- Apples (I use honeycrisp apples, but pink lady, Gravenstein, Cortand, granny smith apples, or Braeburn are good swaps! A firm tart apple is needed.)
- Maple Syrup (substitute a monk fruit sweetener for a sugar free apple crisp, or use coconut sugar)
- Lemon Juice (brings out the tart flavor!)
- Arrowroot Powder (tapioca powder is a good alternative!)
- Cinnamon (add other warm spices you love like allspice and nutmeg)
- Sea Salt
Gluten Free Crumble Topping
- Gluten Free Oats (whatever whole rolled oats work for you, but I love these sprouted oats from One Degree that are glyphosate free!)
- Honey (or maple syrup for that brown sugar taste!)
- Pecans
- Melted Butter
- Cinnamon
- Sea Salt
What variety of apple are best for apple crisp?
The best apples to bake with are firmer varieties that have a tart flavor. This allows them to keep their structure and gives the desserts a sweet-tart taste.
If you’re going apple picking this fall, fresh apples always taste the best!
My go-to apples for baking are Honey Crisp apples and Pink Lady apples.
Other varieties that work well in this gluten free apple crisp recipe are Jonagolds, granny smiths, Braeburn, and Cortland. Buy the apples you can get locally for the freshest apple desserts possible!
If you want an easy apple crisp recipe, try this Applesauce Crisp recipe! (recipe for 1 or 2!).
How to Make Apple Crisp
Step 1: Core and then thinly slice the apples. Peel the apples if you prefer them that way. Add them to an 8×8 baking dish.
Step 2: Drizzle the apples with lemon juice and maple syrup, then sprinkle with arrowroot, cinnamon, and salt. Toss the apples to evenly coat them.
Step 3: In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the oats, oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, use rolled oats blended until a flour forms), pecans, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together to combine.
Step 4: Add maple syrup and melted butter to the topping ingredients, and stir together until coated.
Step 5: Top the apples with the crisp topping.
Step 6: Cover the apple crisp with foil, and bake at 350º F for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake for an additional 20 minutes until the apple filling is bubbling and the crisp topping is golden brown.
How to Serve Apple Crisp (+ Storage Tips!)
How to Store Leftovers: Once the apple crisp has fully cooled, wrap the dish tightly in foil or plastic wrap, and refrigerate up to 5 days.
How to Freeze Gluten Free Apple Crisp: Once the crisp has fully cooled, wrap the dish in plastic wrap tightly, and then cover the entire thing in a heavy layer of foil, to make an airtight container. Freeze the apple crisp for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a couple hours before reheating.
How to Serve Apple Crisp:
- With a melty scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream
- Add some protein with a dollop of creamy Greek Yogurt
- Warm or cold! You decide.
- Send it over-the-top with a drizzle of caramel sauce! Try this amazing homemade Vegan Caramel Sauce over a scoop of ice cream alongside the crisp.
Variations on a Gluten Free Apple Crisp
Sugar Free Apple Crisp
This recipe can be made sugar free by swapping out the maple syrup in both the apple filling and the crumble topping with monk fruit sweetener.
Nut Free Apple Crisp
No pecans? No problem! You can omit the nuts in the recipe and still have a delicious Gluten Free apple dessert! If you’d like, add 1/3 cup of unsweetened, shredded coconut into the oatmeal crumble.
Vegan Apple Crisp
Use a vegan butter in the crumble topping, or try melted coconut oil in its place. For the perfect dessert, add a drizzle of Vegan Salted Caramel Sauce.
Other Apple Desserts
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Apple Crisp with Pecan Crumble Topping
Ingredients
Apples
- 7 apples (3 pounds) tart, like honey crisp or Gravenstein
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or coconut sugar, honey, or date syrup
- 2 tablespons arrowroot
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Core and then thinly slice the apples. Peel the apples if you prefer them that way. Add them to an 8×8 baking dish.
- Drizzle the apples with lemon juice and maple syrup, then sprinkle with arrowroot, cinnamon, and salt. Toss the apples to evenly coat them.
- Top the apples with the crisp topping.
- Cover the apple crisp with foil, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, and bake for an additional 20 minutes until the apple filling is bubbling and the crisp topping is browned.
Crisp Topping
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the oats, oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, use rolled oats blended until a flour forms), pecans, cinnamon, and salt. Mix together to combine.
- Add maple syrup and melted butter to the topping ingredients, and stir together until coated.
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