This healthy apple crumble is a delicious dessert with tangy apples, lots of cinnamon, and a fantastic crispy topping. Make this recipe in the fall when apples are at their peak and you'll have the coziest dessert, perfect for a chilly evening!
If you love baked apple recipes, you've got to try our Baked Apples with Oatmeal, Rose Apple Tart, Blackberry & Apple Hand Pies.
Apple Crisp Recipe Features
Sweet, tart apples combined with the spiced crumble topping are a classic and delicious combination!
This is a refined sugar-free version of apple crisp - making it a great dessert that you can even serve for breakfast! Serve with a little vanilla ice cream for dessert or Greek yogurt for breakfast.
This is one of our favorite fall and winter dessert recipes because it's cozy and comforting. Be sure to check out our other dessert recipes.
Ingredients
Here's what you'll need to make this easy apple crumble recipe.
- Fresh Apples - crisp, fresh apples are the star of this dish! For best flavor, I'd recommend either Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apples.
- Seasonings - use ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt to spice the apples.
- Vanilla Extract - adds a wonderful sweet and floral flavor to the dish. Use real vanilla extract if possible!
- Cornstarch - helps to bind the apples together and create a thicker sauce as they bake.
- Maple Syrup - adds lovely sweetness. Can be swapped for brown sugar if you'd prefer.
- Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats - the base of the crisp topping. I don't recommend swapping for another type of oats.
- Almond Flour - adds another delicious layer of nuttiness to the topping. Feel free to swap for whole wheat flour or oat flour.
- Walnuts - you can use another kind of chopped nuts you'd like. I personally like the savory, mellow flavor of a walnut, but pistachios for chopped pecans, or hazelnuts are also great in this recipe.
- Melted Butter - the butter adds delicious flavor and holds the crisp topping together. Feel free to swap for coconut oil.
See the recipe card for quantities.
Apple Crumble with Maple Syrup
Ingredients
Filling:
- 5 large Honeycrisp apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
Topping:
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Halve the apples and core them, then thinly slice 4 of the apples. Grate the remaining apple on a box grater. Place the apples in a 3 quart pan (9x13 baking dish or equivalent), and toss with the cinnamon, vanilla, corn starch, and brown sugar.
- Combine the rolled oats, almond flour, chopped walnuts, cinnamon, brown sugar, and melted butter or oil in a mixing bowl. Stir till combined.
- Sprinkle the oats topping across the apples in the pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes. Remove the crumble from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before spooning into bowls.
- Optional - serve with whipped topping, ice cream, or a dollop of Greek yogurt.
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