Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Crisp

This may be the yummiest thing I have ever eaten. I made a double batch for a potluck and people kept commenting on how delicious it was. I’m going to get more apples and make another one just for us! YUM!

Great recipe but always find it very disappointing when read gluten free oats. For people with Coeliac disease there is no such thing as gluten free oats.

Best apple crisp recipe ever! I made only minimal changes: cut back on the sugar a bit, used Fleishman’s Butter for a non-dairy person who prefers this butter, and thanks go previous comments, doubled the topping. Delicious!! Thank you for the recipe, Dana! I’m a new fan.

53 grams of sugar per serving?? Holy heck, no wonder it’s so popular, think of the endorphine overload! Looks delicious though.

I have made this 2 times. I made some changes, not because I believed it was needed but because of what I actually had laying around. Changes I made were to use 1 type of apple, tapioca flour, butter and sliced almonds. It is always eaten quickly and everyone likes it.

Hi, do you have any thoughts on what I could substitute for almond flour? I LOVE this recipe and make it a lot but bringing it to a potluck and a friend has a nut allergy. Thanks!

I can’t wait to make this, I have a ton of almond meal I need to use. What can I use in place of the cornstarch?

Absolutely one of the most delicious desserts I’ve ever made! Thank you for sharing!

this recipe sounds amazing! going to make it for my non vegan family for christmas day! just wondering what ‘healthier sugar substitute i could use instead of regular sugar? and would it still work? thanks

This is a fantastic idea!! I have all these apples on a tree outside. I’m going to make this this weekend. Persimmons too… I’ll have to figure out something for that. Thanks for the inspiration, looks delish!!!

I have made this a dozen times and each time it comes out perfect!! I recommend this to everyone. Even fooled my no vegan friends who have requested the recipe. Perfect for all.

I made this without the flour or almond meal (because I was lacking in both and was too lazy to go out *blushes*) and still turned out amazing! I also squeezed some lemon juice over the whole thing and sprinkled it with a bit more cinnamon and some nutmeg before baking it. Absolutely delicious with peanut butter nice cream, too! Can’t wait to make it again with the flour and almond meal!

This was amazing!! We had it for dessert for our Thanksgiving dinner. It is going to be a family favorite from now on!! Thank you for sharing:):)

Absolutely delicious. I brought this to Thanksgiving and left with an empty pan. Everyone loved it. They didn’t realize it was gf and vegan. I did a mix of pink ladys and honey crisps. I also used coconut palm sugar in place of the regular and brown sugar. This recipe is a keeper. Will definitely make it again.

In all reality prep time is a good half hour. I just prepared it and I’m sure it will be delicious. I increased to 10 apples (cortland) and increased the other ingredients accordingly and placed in a rectangular glass dish. Found Earth Balance at Wegmans & using for the first time. Also I I did use 1/2 t vanilla and 1/2 t fresh lemon juice in topping.

while the crisp was excellent, triple the topping for extra Apple-y goodness! The more crumble the better!

Can I freeze this dessert both topping and apple filling?

I can’t find the size of the baking dish- please help- am cooking it right now!

No almond meal? I just ground up some almonds in my blender.. worked perfectly!

This is a delicious recipe!! Can you tell me how to make the topping crispy without using the quantity of margarine or butter asked for?

The food blog world is interesting to me. It’s become as necessary to me as my gps. I don’t dare think about preparing a meal or dessert with out looking at my favorite food blogs. Yours and cookie and kate are my go-to blogs. I see you two refer to each other from time to time. I love that! This apple crisp recipe was truly amazing. I read commenters say it was their favorite and I was like, ‘C’mon, apple crisp recipes are all the same’ but this one truly was better than any other! I think the almond flour in the topping added a huge flavor boost. And we made your vanilla ice cream to go with it. And your coconut whipped cream. It is wonderful to have so many delicious dairy-free options as dairy-sensitive folk.
I searched your site for a salted caramel cupcake recipe and couldn’t find one, but I did find your funfetti cupcakes and your salted caramel truffles recipes, which I’m sure will be a huge hit. Thanks, Dana!

This recipe is AMAZING! A great substitute for almond meal (if you can’t find it) is to throw raw almonds in a food processor. It’s great with soy ice cream and Vermont maple syrup.

Super yummy!! Left out the almond meal and added a little more GF flour. Everyone including the gluten lovers gobbled it up. I made it in an 8×8 dish and worried there wasn’t enough topping but there was plenty! This will be a go to recipe from now on!

If you don’t need it to be gluten free can you just use the same amount of regular flour that the recipe calls for GF flour?

What do you recommend as a substitute for almond meal in this recipe? My daughter can’t do nuts.

Cannot wait to try this recipe out!!!
It looks amazing!

this is fantastic inspiration, though much like a few other reviewers, i found that i have to triple the amounts of crisp that the recipe calls for. nice for peaches as well. it’s a wonderful dish to share at home or bring to get-togethers with vegans & omnivores alike – this dish is even more proof that indulgence and responsible eating are not mutually exclusive!

Love this! I substituted coconut flour for the almond meal, and used a (sort of odd) mixture of brown sugar, maple syrup, and honey as well in the topping. Can’t wait to devour with some ice cream I brought home from work. :)

Great recipe! As others have said, highly recommend doubling the Topping. I also left the apple skins on and turned out fabulously.

I love the flavor of these cookies, but every time I make them, they crumble. Can’t make them stick together. Any idea what I may be doing wrong?

I don’t use sugar either and Stevia doesn’t come in “Brown” :)

Mind that the light brown sugar is often coloured with caramel sirup, which is a derivate from wheat. So then it is NOT glutenfree!!

First recipe I’ve tried from this site after browsing through it for the past few weeks! I have to say I was worried when I mixed up the topping – I followed the recipe pretty much exactly (only subbing butter for the vegan fat) and the consistency of it was about that of wet muffin batter. Definitely not a consistency you can “sprinkle” like the directions say – so I added about 1/3 cup more oat flour and it was still not sprinklable at all. Also I only had 5 medium-ish apples and put the in a square 9×9 pan, and the batter was not enough to fully cover them. So yeah..I was not sure! But in the end it baked up pretty nicely into a sort of firm oatmeal cookie-like top, with enough topping for 5 apples. I’d definitely think about doubling the topping if I were using 8 apples like the recipe says.

Lastly – I left out the sugar that is supposed to be mixed in with the apples, and I found it plenty sweet!

Winner recipe! Was a big hit with my guests who were fasting for Orthodox Easter. I doubled the topping, to cover the apples. Worked well subbing all-purpose flour and coconut oil in the crust. Just watch the oven since it did get a little black along the edges before 45mins (but it might have been the oven’s fault)

what can I substitute the sugar AND brown sugar for? Could I substitute the brown sugar for coconut sugar and the sugar for honey? What would you suggest?

This was THE BEST apple crisp I’ve ever made. I made some slight alterations, based on what I had available in my house: instead of the 8 apples, I used 5 small apples (with peel left on) + 1/2 – 1 Cup frozen blueberries (natural, unsweetened), and instead of the lemon juice, I used pineapple juice. I also threw in about 1-2 tsp vanilla (so good!), and used some almond oat granola I had lying around for about half of the oats called for the in the crispy top. I was so surprised at how much fruit I ended up having, that I decided to double the topping! It turned out PERFECTLY, cooked for 45-50 minutes, and my non-veg housemates loved it, too. Thanks for a winner of a recipe! <3

This recipe is delicious and it was hard for me not to eat the whole batch in one sitting! Thanks for sharing.

This looks amazing! I would love to make this for a dinner party that I’m throwing! Do you think I could substitute coconut sugar for brown sugar?

The dinner rolls look amazing, I’ve been vegeterian most of my life, vegan for a few years, also have to be gluten free. GF, vegan bread of any kind is just nasty, at least that is my experience. Will the rolls look that good and taste good if GF flour is used cup for cup?

Thanks,

Linda

Thank you for this great recipe! I made this crisp yesterday for Thanksgiving and couldn’t have been more pleased. I was especially impressed that it stayed crispy (because by the time we got around to dessert it was pretty late and I was totally mentally prepared to be serving apple oatmeal). I’ve been enjoying left-overs microwaved, with almond milk ice cream. :)

This recipe is fantastic! I made it for Thanksgiving yesterday and got rave reviews. I added cranberries, 2 TBS of orange juice and orange zest. I also doubled the topping which was perfect for a 8×11 pan.
Thank you so much, I can’t wait to make it again!

I made this for a dinner party last week and my guests and I were amazed at how tasty it was, especially as it’s vegan AND gluten free. It’s every bit as good as a ‘normal’ one.

I’m also obsessed with your summer corn soup. I went vegan 4 months ago and this blog has been a great resource for delicious recipes that don’t have overwhelming ingredient lists. Thank you!

Can I freeze this dessert?

This recipe looks promising. Can you suggest adjustments I might make if I choose to use raw agave instead of sugar? The photos are beautiful, too. Thanks.

Made this tonight for company-with coconut vanilla cream. Was a MAJOR hit! Thank you.

This was delicious! I live overseas and can’t get my hands on vegan butter of any sort… Tried making it with canola oil and it was tasty but too greasy, but a redo with a combo of ground flaxseed and about 2 Tbsp of oil, plus enough water to hold it all together, was perfect. The crisp ended up crisp-chewy in a really delightful way and it tasted so great we devoured it all before it even had the chance to cool completely! Thank you!

I just made a double recipe of this. I used my Vitamix dry blade to grind up the almonds into almond meal…that took 8 seconds! I agree that you should make almost double the topping mix, though, in order to cover all the apples. I used quite a bit more cinnamon and more lemon juice, too. Awesome recipe, yum!!

Just made this last night – it was amazing!! Even better than regular (non-GF) apple crisp! Delicious – thank you!!

This recipe is amazing! Thank you! My husband and I ate the whole thing in about 20 minutes (blush)!

Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe! It turned out amazingly and my friends all loved it. I substituted more GF flour for almond meal as I couldn’t find it, and it worked very well.

Could I substitute coconut oil for the Earth Balance in the topping?

I’m bringing the desert to a dinner party tomorrow and two of us are gluten free. Just got a big old bag of apples from the orchard and can’t wait to put them to good use! Thanks for the recipe :)

Had my vegan gluten free friends over for dinner and this was a huge hit even for my meat and dairy loving husband! Like others, I doubled the topping because it’s our favorite part and added pumpkin pie spice because I love that flavor. Addicting!

So good. So easy. Vegan and GF. Awesome. Of course I cooked it in a cast iron skillet.

What if you can’t have oats??? I am still allergic to the gluten free oats. Any suggestions?

I just made it and I loved it! I only added almond flour and oats as I didnt have the rest of the flours but it turned out very good. Next time I would add less sugar or use honey instead. Thank you!!!

Everyone LOVED this!!! So easy too. I didn’t peel the apples.

I made this for a BBQ tomorrow. Is it ok to leave out or does it need to go in the fridge?
Thanks.

Thank you for posting this. Our apples are just days from being ready to pick. (*Just a side note if you want to make a truly vegan dish be careful of the sugar you select.

Great recipe. I substituted gluten-free cornbread mix for the meal and flour, cut back on the sugar, and added nutmeg and cardamom. Yummy!

Just made this, SO DELICIOUS!
cannot get enough!

Thank you! I tried this recipe today and it turned out gorgeous. I accidentally used coconut flour instead of almond flour and that worked really well. I am definitely going to make this again.

This was just what I have been craving! Thanks so much it was and is fantastic!

We loved this! I added chopped toasted pecans and it was awesome. I was a little heavy-handed with the cinnamon and the almond meal and it was great. I also only put about 1TB of sugar in with the apples.

I made this recipe last night for a large family gathing. I used this instead of a family recipe since we now have quite a few gluten free and wheat free folks in the family. Couldnt find almond paste in the store, so I put a half cup of almonds in the coffee grinder ;-) Everyone really loved it. Oh and I tripled the recipe with no problems at all.

Great recipe. I may eat it all up in one sitting.

I’ve been baking apple crisp for 35 years and recently had to look for a gluten-free recipe for my daughter who’s just begun a gluten-free diet. Hands down, this is the best apple crisp recipe I’ve ever eaten. I think the local fresh Macoun apples help….but I will NEVER go back! Thanks so much. It’s absolutely delicious!

Just made this recipe……………………..AWSOME! I did add some frozen blueberries.

I substituted a few items for similar ones I had in the pantry already. AMAZING! We had a family with 3 kids over (and they are not gluten/dairy free like we are). Kids asked for seconds! Thank you for the scrumptious fall dessert recipe!

Best apple crisp recipe I have EVER had. By far the best. Absolutely amazing, seriously. Thank you so much for shairing, vegan deserts are not always a success like this one!!! <3

Delicious! I doubled the topping because it was not enough to cover the fruit. I think next time I’ll cut the sugar by half. Thanks for inspiration.

I just made a peach blueberry crisp using this topping. Our gluten-free family liked it! I replaced the brown sugar with stevia (to make sugar-free) and had to quadruple the recipe to fit my 10×13 crisp pan. I don’t know but we like a lot more crisp to fruit ratio. Thanks for posting so we could have a fun dessert for our newly-minted gluten-free 8 year old!

Nothing short of a totally fantastic recipe; most GF folks have all of these ingredients on hand! I substituted arrowroot starch for the almond meal and added extra cinnamon, and everything turned out awesome.

Yum! Looks delicious and your pictures are beautiful!

I couldn’t get to my go-to GF apple crisp recipe so decided to find a new one. I think I over-mixed the topping so the texture could have been a bit better but the flavor was great and my husband (who I made it for) was very pleased with the results. (Oh, i didn’t have almond meal so used 1/8 cup more flour and 1/8 cup more oats and it worked fine. I would love to try it again with the almond meal though.)

If you are allergic to nuts, can this be made without almond meal? Do you have any suggestions for a substitute?

Wow, this looks great! I love apple crumbles, gotta try this ASAP :)

Oh my gosh. That looks deadly. :)