Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

This Gluten-Free Apple Crisp is a delicious fresh fruit compote topped with a healthy mixture of oats, nuts, spices and graham cracker crumbles. Served warm, it’s naturally sweet and can easily be made vegan. Perfect for a healthy dessert for the whole family!

Apples and pears are two of my favorite things about fall. And I love making apple crumbles during the holidays — between the warm apple compote and the delicious smells that fill my kitchen when it’s baking – I can’t get enough of it! You can serve this apple and pear crisp with ice cream or without – honestly it tastes amazing all on its own. And it’s easily made both gluten free and vegan if you need to accommodate multiple dietary restrictions!

Kitchen Tools and Equipment You’ll Need to Make This Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

• White ramekins for baking
• A set of mixing bowls
• A good chopping board
• A chef’s knife
• Gluten Free Oats and Gluten Free Graham Crackers (for a gluten-free version of course! 🙂 )

How To Make this Gluten-Free Apple Crisp – Step By Step

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350° F, and coat 6 small ramekins with cooking spray (if you don’t have these, you can use a large baking dish).

Step 2: Combine all ingredients for the filling in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer.

Step 3: Decrease the heat to medium, and continue cooking, stirring often, until the apples and pears are tender and the liquid reduces by half (about 25 minutes).

Step 4: Transfer filling to the ramekins or baking dish. Combine all topping ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle the topping over the apple-pear mixture, then bake for 5-10 minutes, or until the topping has browned and is slightly crispy.

What Makes this Gluten Free Apple Crisp Healthy?

A typical serving of apple crisp will run you anywhere from 250-350 calories, and upwards of 28g sugar! My version has only 130 calories and 3.5g added sugar for a huge portion. Here are some of the healthy swaps I made to lighten up this recipe but keep all of the decadence of the traditional version!

• Whole Grains: This recipe uses rolled oats for the crumble topping – which are high in fiber, are low-glycemic, and gluten-free
• Less Sugar: Fruit is already naturally very sweet! So there is no need to add tons of sugar to the filling of this apple and pear crisp — the fruit takes care of the sweetness all on its own.
• Healthy Fats: Walnuts and pecans in the crumble topping are both rich in antioxidants and healthy omega 3 fats.
• Pears and Apples: Both of these fruits are high in fiber, antioxidants, Vitamin C, and Potassium.

Will Kids Enjoy this Healthy Apple Crisp Recipe?

I haven’t met a kid (yet) who doesn’t like dessert. If your kids are especially finicky about fruit, I’d recommend chopping up the apples and pears in a super fine dice so your kids can’t really tell that they are whole fruits when they’re eating this treat. You can also serve it with a spoonful of ice cream for a bit more decadence!

What to Serve with this Gluten Free Apple Crisp

The obvious choice here is vanilla ice cream! But you can serve this crisp with all sorts of toppings including:

• Caramel sauce
• Chocolate sauce
• Candied nuts sprinkled on top
• More fresh fruit on the side
• Powdered sugar sprinkled on top
• Or you can double the amount of the crumble topping and add even more of the topping to each ramekin before baking!

Top Tips For Making this Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

• Make sure you use Gluten Free Oats and Gluten Free Graham Crackers if you’re making this gluten-free. Otherwise regular rolled oats and regular graham crackers will work just fine!
• To make this recipe vegan, use 1 tbsp olive oil instead of the butter in the crumble topping
• Make sure to coat your ramekins with cooking spray.
• If you do not have ramekins you can use a large baking dish.
• I used Bartlett pears for this recipe but you can also use Bosc or Anjou pears as a substitute.
• If you don’t have Fuji Apples, you can use Granny Smith, Gala, Red Delicious or Pink Lady instead.
• If you like more spices in your crumble topping, you can add all spice, ginger, or even a pinch of cardamom for additional flavor.
• Make sure you serve this crisp warm! Top it with ice cream for more decadence.
• This apple and pear crisp will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Check Out These Other Fruity Sweet Treats

• Apple Cinnamon French Toast
• Baked Apples With Spiced Sprouted Quinoa
• Banana Chocolate Chunk Frozen Yogurt
• Chocolate Mousse With Raspberries
• Super Easy Healthy Baked Fruit Dessert by Kim’s Cravings
• Strawberry Oatmeal Bars by Well Plated

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Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

This Gluten-Free Apple Crisp is a delicious fresh fruit compote topped with a healthy mixture of oats, nuts, spices and graham cracker crumbles. Served warm, it’s naturally sweet and can easily be made vegan. Perfect for a healthy dessert for the whole family!

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 130kcal

Author: Anjali Shah

Ingredients

For the filling:

• 2 cups organic Bartlett pears cut into 1/4 inch cubes (about 4 medium pears)
• 2 cups organic Fuji apples cut into 1/4 inch cubes (about 2 large apples)
• 1/8 cup brown sugar unpacked
• 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 dash salt

For the topping:

• 1 tsp brown sugar unpacked
• 1/4 cup Gluten Free Rolled Oats
• 2 Tbsp Gluten-Free Graham Cracker Crumbs from about 1.5 graham cracker sheets
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 cup chopped pecans
• 1/8 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 Tbsp butter melted

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350° F, and coat 6 small ramekins with cooking spray (if you don’t have these, you can use a large baking dish).
• Combine all ingredients for the filling in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer.
• Decrease the heat to medium, and continue cooking, stirring often, until the apples and pears are tender and the liquid reduces by half (about 25 minutes).
• Transfer filling to the ramekins or baking dish.
• Combine all topping ingredients in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle the topping over the apple-pear mixture, then bake for 5-10 minutes, or until the topping has browned and is slightly crispy.

Notes

Top Tips For Making this Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

• Make sure you use Gluten Free Oats and Gluten Free Graham Crackers if you’re making this gluten-free. Otherwise regular rolled oats and regular graham crackers will work just fine!
• To make this recipe vegan, use 1 tbsp olive oil instead of the butter in the crumble topping
• Make sure to coat your ramekins with cooking spray.
• If you do not have ramekins you can use a large baking dish.
• I used Bartlett pears for this recipe but you can also use Bosc or Anjou pears as a substitute.
• If you don’t have Fuji Apples, you can use Granny Smith, Gala, Red Delicious or Pink Lady instead.
• If you like more spices in your crumble topping, you can add all spice, ginger, or even a pinch of cardamom for additional flavor.
• Make sure you serve this crisp warm! Top it with ice cream for more decadence.
• This apple and pear crisp will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Note: Each serving has only 3.5g added sugar per serving

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.2g | Protein: 1.4g | Fat: 5.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.5g | Cholesterol: 5.2mg | Sodium: 56.5mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 13.2g