Best Vegan Apple Crisp
on Sep 18, 2021, Updated Apr 05, 2024
The best vegan apple crisp you’ll ever eat! Perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. This easy vegan apple dessert comes together in just 15 minutes.
This vegan apple crisp is the best fall dessert!
Vegan apple crisp has become one of our most treasured fall favorite desserts.
We make it every year, and even our non vegan or vegetarian family members request this recipe!
This dairy free apple crisp is sure to please your family, and it comes together in just minutes.
It’s high on our list of fall favorites along with these apple crisp bars and vegan pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.
Vegan Apple Crisp Ingredients
- apples: any type will do, but we like pink or red varieties.
- lemon juice: to help keep the apples from turning brown
- sugar: cane sugar or white sugar
- brown sugar
- cinnamon
- salt
- corn starch: to thicken the apple crisp filling
- whole wheat flour: to make the crumbly oat crisp topping
- coconut oil
- vegan butter: earth balance is our favorite
- vegan ice cream, for topping: of course this is optional. But a scoop of creamy cold ice cream on top of warm apple crisp is simply the best!
How to make vegan apple crisp
Step 1: Dice the apples into chunks and place in a large mixing bowl. You will need around 6 medium sized apples, or about 6 ½ cups worth of diced apples.
Step 2: Add the remaining filling ingredients to the same bowl as the apples: lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and corn starch. Give it a good stir and let it sit while you work on the crisp topping.
Step 3: While the apple filling marinates, prepare the crisp topping. Melt the butter and coconut oil in a microwave safe bowl.
Stir together the melted butter and coconut oil with the remaining crisp topping ingredients: brown sugar, whole wheat flour, rolled oats, and salt. The mixture should resemble wet sand.
Step 4: Stir the apple crisp filling again, then pour into a greased baking dish. Any medium sized baking dish or pie plate will work well for this recipe. Distribute the apple crisp topping over the tops of the apples evenly.
Step 5: Bake the vegan apple crisp at 350 degrees for around an hour, until the apples are bubbly on the edges and the crisp topping has started to brown and crisp up.
Step 6: Allow the apple crisp to cool and rest for around 15 – 20 minutes before serving. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top!
My very picky 17 year old vegan daughter made this recipe for us and it’s the best dessert we’ve ever tasted! Thanks for sharing! – Keri
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This recipe has restored my faith in the Internet. There is no better place to put your freshly-picked Honeycrisp apples than here. I was never into oats as a dessert ingredient, but this is a real game-changer, and *very* easy to assemble – Laura
The apple filling becomes bubbly and delicious and the crumble on top gets a little crisp on it towards the end.
The crisp topping is so delicious! So crunchy and the perfect complement to the melt in your mouth apples. The best dairy free comfort food dessert.
Apple Crisp FAQs
Leftover vegan apple crisp can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven or microwave when ready to serve.
Apple crisp topping is made of a mixture of flour, oats, butter or oil, sugar, and salt.
Apple crisp is best served hot from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Add a caramel sauce drizzle to really take it over the top!
Best Vegan Apple Crisp
Ingredients
For the filling:
- 6 medium apples, diced into chunks (about 6 ½ cups worth)
- 5 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
For the Topping:
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup rolled oats
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- â…“ cup vegan butter, melted
Instructions
- Cut apples into chunks and place in a large bowl
- Add remaining filling ingredients to bowl (lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, sea salt, and corn starch) and toss with the apples until well combined
- In a separate bowl, combine all ingredients for the topping. Melt the coconut oil and vegan butter before adding to the mixture. The topping should resemble wet sand once mixed well
- Pour apple mixture into a pan (I used a 9" pie dish)
- Cover evenly with the topping
- Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes, or until the apples are bubbly and the top starts to brown
- Allow to cool/rest for 15-20 minutes before serving
- Serve alone or with vegan ice cream and vegan caramel sauce drizzle
hello! i know you’ve received quite a few questions regarding which apples can be used, but i just want to make sure! can i or cant i use red apples?
also if i have old fashioned oats instead of rolled oats, will the recipe still work?
Red apples should be fine, and old fashioned oats are the same thing as rolled oats 🙂
Thank you for this great recipe! I made this for Thanksgiving for my family for the 2nd year in a row. My 3 adult children are all vegan some of us are not but all love it equally. I made it the day before and warmed it up to serve.
I’m so glad you and your family enjoyed the recipe!
Your apple crisp is a hit in our family. I used your recipe adding the huckleberries I had picked in the summer. The combination of the two fruits were marvelous and definitely a go to recipe for my non vegan family members.
So glad you and your family enjoyed the recipe, huckleberries sound like a delicious addition!
Can I use the crisp as a crust ?
No, it would not work as crust.
My very picky 17 year old vegan daughter made this recipe for us and it’s the best dessert we’ve ever tasted! Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad your family enjoyed the recipe Keri, thanks for the lovely review! 🙂
What kind of apples are recommended? I imagine that would make a difference. Thanks!
Granny smith or any less sweet variety works great!
My friend made this recipe for me she is vegan I am not, and I think we ate the whole thing that same night!! BEST THING I HAVE EVER EATEN!! Mouth is watering thinking about it! I’m going to try making it soon because I NEED MORE!!
Thanks so much for the lovely review! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe!!
Oh my goshhhh I made this tonight and it was really yummy! Except I read 5 teaspoons of lemon juice as 5 TABLESPOONS and ended up with quite a tart concoction. But it was good aside from that! The topping had a nice taste and texture. I added cinnamon to the topping mixture, and for the filling I added extra cinnamon and some pumpkin pie spice for some extra flavor. The filling thickened up nicely and got caramelized on the edges where it bubbled up. Will likely make this again in the near future with the correct amount of lemon juice!!
Oops! So glad you were still able to enjoy the recipe!! 🙂
Made this vegan and gluten free! Used gluten free flour, gf baking poweder and gf oats. Beautiful recipe ! Will make again!
Baked for 55 minutes….perfect!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Betty!
Best vegan apple crisp! I swapped Bob’s Red Mill 1 for 1 GF flour for the whole wheat flower and used arrowroot instead of the corn starch. Came out fabulous! I will certainly make this again. Thank You!
Great way to make it gluten free, so glad you enjoyed the recipe!