Oatmeal Cookie Apple Crisp
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This simple apple crisp recipe has a deliciously sweet, oatmeal raisin cookie vibe.
Author: Alisa Fleming
Serves: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 5 cups diced apples (1/2-inch cubes), optionally peeled (see note below on apples)
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup oats (use certified gluten-free oats if needed)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup dairy-free margarine, shortening, or coconut oil (see note in post above)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
- Place the apples in an 8x8-inch baking dish. Toss with the raisins, maple syrup, and cinnamon, to coat. Shake the pan down lightly to even out the apples.
- Place the oats in your spice grinder or food processor and pulse 5 or 6 times to break them up a bit. You should end up with a mix of oat flour and cut oats.
- Combine the slightly ground oats, brown sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the margarine, oil, or shortening, and mash it all together with a fork until the ingredients are well mixed and coarse crumbs form.
- Sprinkle the oat mixture (see notes below) evenly over the apples, and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until it reaches your desired degree of doneness. My husband likes the apples really soft and the topping crispy, so we do 45 minutes in a convection oven, but it will technically be cooked at 30 minutes.
Notes
Quantity: This makes a generous amount of topping. We like our crisp nice and thick. If you prefer a thinner layer of oat topping, you can use a larger baking dish.
Apples: Be sure to use good baking apples to avoid ending up with mushy apples!
Lemon: If you like lemon in your filling, go ahead and squeeze some in (we liked it without!). You will want to add a tablespoon or so of cornstarch, tapioca starch, or sweet rice flour to thicken if adding the juice. As is, the recipe makes just a bit of light syrup that can be drizzled over the crisp when serving, but the juice would add to the liquids.
Apples: Be sure to use good baking apples to avoid ending up with mushy apples!
Lemon: If you like lemon in your filling, go ahead and squeeze some in (we liked it without!). You will want to add a tablespoon or so of cornstarch, tapioca starch, or sweet rice flour to thicken if adding the juice. As is, the recipe makes just a bit of light syrup that can be drizzled over the crisp when serving, but the juice would add to the liquids.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/oatmeal-apple-crisp