GLUTEN-FREE APPLE CRISP
on Aug 22, 2021, Updated Jun 09, 2025
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Sweetened with natural coconut sugar and topped with an oat topping, this gluten-free, dairy-free apple crisp needs to make an appearance in your household this fall!
Apple crisp holds a special place in my heart. When I was growing up in Eugene, Oregon, my mom and I would make a crisp every August. This past August, I visited my mom back in Oregon and we decided it was only fitting to make this Gluten-Free Apple Crisp.
The trick to a really good apple crisp is the apple-to-crumble ratio. You don’t want too much crumble as that feels like just eating some granola with a bit of apple. But too little crumble and you’ll feel like you’re eating breakfast and not dessert!
In my opinion, this gluten-free, refined sugar-free crisp has the ideal ratio of apples to topping. It was even a fan favorite of my dad, who doesn’t always love the healthier modifications I make on desserts.
I like to serve this warm with a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream. But, it’s actually even better the next day, eaten straight out of the fridge!
No matter how you like your apple crisp, I hope you give this recipe a try. Enjoy!
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Ingredients for Gluten-Free Apple Crisp Recipe
The beauty of apple crisp is that it’s easy to put together with just a few ingredients — many of which do double work in the filling and in the topping. Here’s what you’ll need!
- Apples: You’re looking for a tart apple, such as Gravensteins or Granny Smiths. You can use a combination of the two or stick with one type. It’s up to you! Even better, if you buy them from a farmer’s market or pick them off a tree yourself!
- Coconut Sugar: This natural sweetener is used in the filling and the crumble. You can swap it for brown sugar.
- Gluten-Free Flour: You’ll need a bit in both the filing and the topping to help all the ingredients glue together. I like either Bob’s Red Mill Paleo Flour or @kingarthurbaking gluten-free flour blend.
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Pin It- Cinnamon: Apples and cinnamon…It’s an obvious choice!
- Quick Oats: If you’re gluten intolerant, be sure to check the label. While oats are naturally gluten-free, some are processed on the same equipment as other gluten containing products.
- Dairy-Free Butter: @miyokoscreamery has a great dairy-free butter option, but you can also use regular butter if you’re not dairy-free.
How to Make Gluten-Free Apple Crisp
Let’s get baking! Start by preheating the oven to 350°F.
Add the sliced apples, coconut sugar, gluten-free flour, and cinnamon into a 9×13 baking dish and mix them by hand. (You can also add them to a large mixing bowl and transfer the mixture to your baking dish, but why dirty another dish when you don’t have to right?!)
Set aside while you make the crisp topping.
Next, start on the crisp topping. Add the quick oats, coconut sugar, gluten-free flour, cinnamon, dairy-free butter, and salt to a large mixing bowl.
Using your hands or a pastry cutter, combine the ingredients. You’re looking for all the ingredients to be evenly incorporated and the butter bits to be pea-sized.
Assemble the apple crisp by scattering the oat topping over the juicy apple mixture. Bake in your preheated oven for 45 minutes.
When ready to eat, serve warm with a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream. Or, you can even eat it cold. I love it the next day straight out of the fridge. Enjoy!
Other Fruity Desserts:
- Piña Colada Chia Pudding
- Pumpkin Cream Chia Pudding
- The Best Healthier Classic Banana Bread
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread
- GF, DF Peach Cobbler
GLUTEN-FREE APPLE CRISP
Ingredients
For the Apple Filling:
- 5-6 large tart apples (like Gravensteins or Granny Smiths), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (about ⅛ of an inch)
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour blend (such as Bob's Red Mill 1:1 Baking Flour or King Arthur Gluten-Free flour)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the Crisp Topping:
- 1 ½ cups gluten-free quick oats
- 1 ½ cups coconut sugar
- ¼ cup gluten-free flour blend
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 8 ounces dairy-free butter, (such as Miyokos, or regular butter if not dairy-free)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add all of the filling ingredients (sliced apples, coconut sugar, gluten-free flour, and cinnamon) into a 9×13 baking dish and mix them together by hand. Set aside while you make the crisp topping.
- Add all of the crisp topping ingredients (quick oats, coconut sugar, gluten-free flour, cinnamon, dairy-free butter, and salt) to a large mixing bowl.
- Using your hands or a pastry cutter, combine the ingredients until the butter bits are pea-sized and the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Assemble the apple crisp by scattering the topping over the juicy apple mixture. Bake in your preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or serve cold. Honestly it’s even better the next day. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If I subbed peaches would it work for a peach crisp? i guess i would take out the cinnamon too?
I’m sure you could sub peaches, yes! I also have a peach cobbler recipe on my blog, here!