The best healthy apple crisp recipe you’ll ever make! With no added sugar to the apples and sweetened lightly with maple syrup in the crumble, this is an easy apple crisp recipe that’s perfect for everyone!
I’m currently planning my first apple picking trip of the season, and this healthy apple crisp recipe is most certainly going down…again. And again. And gosh darn it, again!
This is is THE apple crisp recipe to make. Like above all healthy apple recipes out there (okay maybe not alllll of them, because I do have a pretty dank apple pie recipe coming to you soon 😉 ), this crisp is the best.
Filled with caramelized thinly sliced apples (repeat: thinly sliced!), coated in a sweet cinnamon, and topped with a maple-y sweet crispy oat crumble that just makes you swoon.
I know this for a fact because as I tested this final round, my sister was visiting and before she even asked what it was, she took a bite. And then another. And another, until she finally asked, “Is this one going on your blog?! Because this is amazing.”
My heart skipped a beat! That’s how I knew I wasn’t crazy for thinking this apple crisp is undetectably vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and barely sweetened with a little natural sugar (maple syrup, aka liquid gold).
Plus this apple crisp is so easy, it’s surreal. I mean, anyone can make this, so don’t let the fact that this recipe is titled “healthy” scare you away. You don’t have to know how to bake to a certain diet to be able to make this delicious and easy apple crisp taste like a showstopper (yes, that was a Great British Bakeoff reference haha!).
How to make a healthy apple crisp
All you’ll really need for this easy apple crisp recipe is a few simple ingredients:
- Apples, sliced very thin and skin removed
- Cinnamon & spices
- Rolled oats
- Cassava flour (or another flour, such as oat flour, almond flour, all-purpose flour, or a gluten-free flour blend)
- Coconut oil
- Maple syrup
- Pecans & Walnuts (or seeds if you’re nut free!)
Start with greasing the skillet with some coconut oil, then tossing the thinly sliced apples together with some cinnamon and lemon juice. Set this aside while you make the crisp.
To make the crumbly top that goes onto this surprisingly gluten-free apple crisp recipe, whisk together the oats, flour, spices, and nuts. Add in the melted coconut oil and maple syrup, and combine until it’s a wet and thick batter.
Pour the apple slices into the skillet, then top with the cinnamon nut crumble. Place into the oven, covered with some tin foil for the start, to bake.
Once it’s done, remove it from the oven with an oven mitt and let it cool for a few minutes before topping with some ice cream and diving in!
A few notes about this crisp:
As always, I like to make sure you guys have the inside scoop for elevating any recipe to that wow factor. Plus, I know that a few of you guys need to swap out ingredients, so let’s go over it all right here in my tips and tricks for making this the best apple crisp recipe you’ll ever eat!
- Go for Gala. I really prefer Gala apples because we’re not adding any sugar to the apples. You can use Granny if you’d like, but I don’t think it will be sweet enough. Another great sweet apple to use here is Golden Delicious or Fuji!
- Slice your apples very thin. This will ensure that they cook evenly throughout the skillet and really caramelize all together.
- Make this a nut free healthy apple crisp! Got an allergy to nuts or just don’t like them? Easy! Swap in the walnuts and pecans for pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds if you’d like! Or you can leave the nuts and seeds out all together- your apple crisp will still taste amazing 🙂
- Flour swaps: this gluten free apple crisp recipe doesn’t necessarily need to be gluten free if you don’t need it. If you only have all-purpose flour, then by all means, swap it in at an equal ratio! If you don’t have access to cassava flour, this apple crisp works with oat flour, a gluten free flour blend, and almond flour 🙂
And there ya have it! An easy, and surprisingly vegan apple crisp (but don’t let that scare you!).
Here’s a last minute-serving tip: don’t tell anyone this is healthy and just watch their reactions! I promise you, they’ll all be floored when you tell them that this undetectably healthy apple crisp recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and contains only 1/4 cup of added yet natural sugar!
You’re going to be the talk of the holiday table, my friend 😉 Make sure you’re prepared for alllll the attention you’re going to get!
If you give this apple crisp a go, let me know what you think in the comments below! As always, I’d absolutely love to see your beautiful recreations on Instagram and Pinterest, so be sure to tag me there!
Happy crisping!
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Healthy Apple Crisp Recipe
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
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The best healthy apple crisp recipe you’ll ever make! With no added sugar to the apples and sweetened lightly with maple syrup in the crumble, this is an easy apple crisp recipe that’s perfect for everyone!
Ingredients
- 4–5 medium Gala apples, skin removed and sliced thin
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice or mix of cardamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
- 1 cup rolled oats (gluten free if necessary)
- 1/3 cup cassava flour (or oat flour, or gluten free flour blend, or all-purpose flour)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice or blend of cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup walnut halves (or sub in nut-free alternative, such as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or omit all together)
- 1/4 cup pecan halves (or sub in nut-free alternative, such as pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or omit all together)
- extra coconut oil to grease skillet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F and grease a 10″ cast iron skillet with coconut oil (this will also work with a 13″ cast iron skillet or a glass pie dish).
- In a large bowl, combine the apple slices, lemon juice, and 1 tbsp cinnamon with 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice or spice blend. Once coated evenly, set aside to make the crisp.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, and spices.
- Add in the maple syrup and melted coconut oil, and combine until all dry ingredients have been absorbed.
- To make the apple crisp, add the sliced apples to the skillet first, then top with crumble topping until all of the apples have been covered.
- Cover with tin foil and place into the oven to bake for 20 minutes, then remove the tin foil and bake the apple crisp for another 15-18 minutes.
- Remove from oven using an oven mix and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Serve with your favorite ice cream and enjoy!
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8th of apple crisp
- Calories: 294
- Sugar: 15
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 5
Keywords: apple crisp, healthy apple crisp recipe, oatmeal crips, apple crumble, vegan, gluten free, dairy free
I LOVE apple-based treats and this is no exception!! What an amazing recipe! Thank you 🙂
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Aw thank you so much!! That means the world to me!