Dairy-Free Almond Apple Crisp
 
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This is a sample recipe from Ashley's cookbook, Blissful Basil. It's amazing when served warm with a scoop of vanilla coconut milk ice cream and a drizzle of dairy-free caramel sauce.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
Apple Filling
  • 4 large (2 pounds) Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and diced
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons arrowroot starch
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Almond Topping
  • ½ cup + 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, divided (certified gluten free, if needed)
  • ½ cup raw almonds (see Nut-Free Option below)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a medium round, oval, or rectangular 1½-quart baking dish.
Apple Filling
  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the diced apples, maple syrup, lemon juice, arrowroot, and cinnamon. Toss to evenly coat the apples.
  2. Transfer the apple mixture to your prepared baking dish.
Almond-Oat Topping
  1. Add ½ cup of the rolled oats and the raw almonds to a food processor and process for 15 seconds, or until a coarse meal forms.
  2. Transfer the almond-oat mixture to a large mixing bowl and whisk in the remaining 1 cup rolled oats, cinnamon, and sea salt. Add the maple syrup and melted coconut oil and stir to combine.
  3. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apple filling.
  4. Bake the apple crisp, uncovered, for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until the topping is deep golden brown and you can hear the liquid bubbling within the filling.
  5. Let the crisp cool slightly before serving.
  6. Let cool slightly before serving.
  7. Refrigerate leftovers, covered, for up to 4 days.
Notes
Nut-Free Option: Not nuts? No problem. Substitute raw shelled sunflower seeds for the almonds.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/almond-apple-crisp