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Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the crisp weather, the changing colors of the trees, the leaves crunching under my feet, and most of all, the delicious baking! One of my staple fall desserts is Apple Crisp. You can’t go wrong with the cinnamon, apple, and pecan flavors. It’s sure to make your taste buds happy 🙂 Now, even though desserts are considered a treat that should be enjoyed on occasion, that doesn’t mean they can’t still contain healthy ingredients. I like to make a few ingredient swaps using healthier alternatives, such as oils, sugar, and flour.
This recipe only takes 10 minutes to prepare and will leave your kitchen smelling positively heavenly. It’s a great recipe to bring to holiday gatherings! I think I’ve made this three times in the past month already.
It’s naturally sweetened with coconut sugar instead of white cane sugar. It’s also butter-free and uses coconut oil instead.
It’s also gluten-free when you use almond flour in place of the unbleached all-purpose flour.
The filling is absolute perfection. Apples are generously coated with coconut sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The arrowroot starch helps create a thick, caramel-like sauce.
The topping has plenty of texture from rolled oats, almond flour, and chopped pecans. Coconut sugar adds sweetness, while a little extra cinnamon adds a warming flavor.
I’m confident that this will quickly become your favorite fall dessert!
If you make this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and take a picture, tagging #livingwellwithnic on Instagram!
Healthy Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Apple Filling
- 2 Large Honey Crisp Apples
- 3 Tbs Coconut Sugar
- 1 Tbs Almond Flour
- 2 tsp Tapioca Starch
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Topping
- ½ cup Rolled Oats
- ⅓ cup Almond Flour
- ¼ cup Tapioca Starch
- ¼ cup Pecans roughly chopped
- ¼ cup Coconut Sugar
- 3 Tbs Coconut Oil melted
- ⅛ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 10" x 7" or 6" x 9" baking dish with coconut oil.
- Slice the apples very thinly.
- In a large bowl, stir together the apples, coconut sugar, almond flour, tapioca starch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and fresh lemon juice. Spread evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- In a separate medium bowl, stir all the topping ingredients together, except the oil. Once mixed, add in the oil and use your hands to mix together until crumbly, leaving some large crumbs for texture.
- Spread all over the top of the apples and bake until golden brown and the apples are soft and bubbly about 50-55 minutes. Let cool for 10-20 minutes.
- Serve with dairy-free ice cream! I love Vanilla Bean Coconut Bliss Coconut Milk Ice Cream 🙂
