Gluten Free Apple Crisp
on Apr 03, 2025
This Gluten Free Apple Crisp is a classic favorite dessert! It’s easy to make and absolutely delicious.
Apple crisp is a crowd pleasing dessert that not only makes your kitchen smell incredible, but makes everyone who tastes it fall in love! It’s a fall must have but we love it year round.
Years ago, I perfected my vegan apple crisp recipe, and I am putting a spin on that to make it gluten free.
Inspired by the filling for that recipe, and using the crisp topping from this blueberry peach crisp recipe, I was able to create the ultimate gluten free apple crisp!
There is nothing like the cozy smell of spiced apples baking in the oven to make your kitchen smell amazing.
Ingredients You Will Need
You can find the full recipe with instructions at the bottom of this post, but here is what you will need to make this recipe.
- Granny smith apples
- Lemon juice
- Sugar: you will need both granulated and brown sugar for this recipe.
- Cinnamon, salt, and corn starch: for the apple filling.
- Gluten free oat flour and rolled oats: to make the apple crisp topping.
- Coconut oil and butter: you can easily substitute dairy free butter to make this recipe dairy free.
How to make apple crisp filling
For the filling, you will need 6 cups of granny smith apple chunks. Once you have cut up the apples, place them in a bowl.
Joy’s Tip
Granny smith apples are my favorite apple to use in apple crisp. Their natural tartness is the perfect complement to the sweetness of the dish and they have a great texture after baking.
To your apples, add the lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and cornstarch.
Give it a stir to combine and let it all marinate while you make the crisp topping.
How to make gluten free crisp topping
In a bowl, whisk together the sugar, gluten free oat flour, gluten free rolled oats, and salt.
Melt the coconut oil and butter in a microwave safe bowl until they turn to liquid.
Pour the melted butter and oil onto the whisked ingredients, then use a rubber spatula to mix it all together until it resembled wet sand.
Use a small baking dish or pie plate for baking. First, add the apple filling and spread out evenly.
Top with the crisp topping spread out to cover the apples in an even layer.
Bake at 350 degrees until your gluten free apple crisp is bubbly and golden browned on top.
Serve with ice cream for the perfect bite! Ice cream is an absolute must for apple crisp.
The baked apples topped with crunchy oat crisp are heaven in your mouth.
This recipe easily makes 10 servings or more, but be warned that you won’t be able to stop at just one serving!
Storing
This is best served fresh for best texture of the topping, but leftovers can be stored in the fridge for around 3 days. I suggest warming up leftovers in the oven for a crunchier topping.
This brown sugar, warm, gooey apple crisp is absolutely irresistible!
More Gluten Free Desserts
Make your house smell like heaven with this easy apple dessert!
Gluten Free Apple Crisp
Ingredients
For the Apple Crisp Filling
- 6 granny smith apples, diced (around 6 cups worth)
- 5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
For the Gluten Free Apple Crisp Topping
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup gluten free oat flour
- 3/4 cup gluten free rolled oats
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Cut up the granny smith apples and place them int a large bowl.
- Add the remaining apple filling ingredients: fresh lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and corn starch. Stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, oat flour, oats, and salt for the crisp topping.
- Melt the butter and coconut oil together, then add them to the remaining crisp ingredients.
- Use a rubber spatula to mix the crisp topping together.
- Stir the apple filling again, then place it into a greased small baking dish or pie pan. Spread the crisp topping evenly over the apple filling.
- Bake the gluten free apple crisp at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes, or until the crisp is golden browned and the apple filling is bubbly.
- Serve warm topped with vanilla ice cream.
Thank you for this tasty recipe. My dad brought me loads of Granny Smith and my kids love them raw but with winter arriving a warm apple crisp is what the doctor orders! This was so tasty and spot on. I did peel my apples, my kids enjoy eating all the peels while I whip it together. Thank you. Making again tonight once kids asleep so I can have a massive serving to myself!
Wow, just wow!! This was insanely delicious! The apple crisp was so yummy. We loved it served warm served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Wow! This was incredible. I decided to make it last minute for Thanksgiving and it was a big hit.
so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Happy Thanksgiving!
My husband and kids love to have a homemade apple crisp for dessert. I rarely feel like making it, but still I cannot but totally agree that this easy apple dessert is fantastic. We love it with a scoop of non-dairy ice cream too. Oh, I almost forgot! Once I added dried cranberries and pecans to the topping. Turned out amazing!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
@Joy Shull, can I use almond flour instead of oat flour?
I have not tried it but I think it would be fine. If you have oats, you can blend them in a blender to make oat flour!