Apple Walnut Crisp – Gluten-free, Vegan
This Gluten-Free Apple Crisp with Walnuts is vegan, dairy-free, and easy to make. This recipe is also made with good-for-you ingredients like apples, rolled oats, and walnut “flour”. This post was sponsored by California Walnuts, but all opinions are my own.
I am SO excited to share this Gluten-Free Apple Crisp with you all today because my love for all things apple cinnamon runs DEEP.
From Whole Wheat Cinnamon Apple Banana Bread to Oatmeal Apple Pie Cookies and Vegan Cinnamon Apple Blonides to Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins, this blog is not shy when it comes to apple recipes.
What makes an apple crisp different from an apple crumble?
I’m glad you asked!
Apple crumbles typically don’t include oats or nuts. Apple crumbles are more similar to a streusel with the topping containing flour, sugar, and butter.
Apple crisps, on the other hand, contain a layer of delicious oats and nuts. In this Gluten-Free version, I used gluten-free rolled oats, a walnut “flour” in the filling, and topped it with more walnuts.
Why I chose to use walnuts in my recipe:
One ounce of walnuts is a powerhouse of important nutrients for optimum health, including:
- An excellent source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the plant-based omega-3 fatty acid (2.5g) – the most ALA of any other tree nut.
- 4g of protein
- 2g of fiber
- A good source of magnesium (45mg)
Basically, this is a sneaky way to get your family to eat more nutrient-dense foods without them noticing. 😉
And most importantly, walnuts taste good! Now that we’ve discussed the best nut to use in your apple crisp, let’s talk about which apples to use.
What Apples are best for apple crisps?
When choosing the apples for your apple crisp, go with a crisp and tart variety that stands up well to baking.
Granny Smith and Honeycrisp are great options! You can also try mixing the two together if you’ve got both on hand. Golden Delicious is another great option as well.
For my recipe, I used Honeycrisp because I already had some on hand.
Can I refrigerate my apple crisp?
Yes! Apple crisps can easily be stored for one week in an air-tight container in your refrigerator.
I actually LOVE eating this gluten-free apple walnut crisp cold. I serve is over some yogurt with a little peanut butter and it makes for the best easy breakfast or late-night treat
Of course, it’s also delicious heated up over some ice cream.
I’m also guilty of eating it with a spoon on its own.
Can you really blame me?
For this Apple Walnut Crisp, you will need eight simple ingredients.
- Apples
- Gluten-Free oats
- Coconut sugar
- Maple syrup
- Walnuts
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Pure vanilla extract
You will also need an 8×8 baking pan, two mixing bowls, and a rubber spatula. You can head to my Amazon page for my favorite brands, equipment, and utensils to use.
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Apple Walnut Crisp - Gluten-free, Vegan
Ingredients
Filling
- 4 Cups apples, peeled and chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon Walnut "flour" blend walnuts in your blender until flour like texture forms
- 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/2 Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Topping
- 2/3 Cup Walnuts, Diced
- 1/2 Cup gluten-free rolled oats
- 1/4 Cup Oat Flour Blend oats in blender to make your own
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and great an 8x8 pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl add all of your filling ingredients listed above. Stir until apples are completely and evenly coated and sugar has dissolved.
- Pour your apple filling into the 8x8 pan and smooth out the top into an even layer.
- Add all of the ingredients for the topping into a medium bowl and mix until crumbles form.
- Spoon your filling mixture on top of the apple mixture. Make sure the topping is evenly dispersed.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes. Once the top is a deep golden brown and the juice begins to thicken, your crisp is done.
- Feel free to spoon out a corner piece to check on your crisp. If the juices are still watery, continue baking for 5 more minutes.
- Serve warm over your favorite ice cream, yogurt, or in a bowl on its own!
- Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to one week. Reheat before serving.
Can we sub the oat flour and for coconut flour?
I have only made the recipe as listed and coconut flour is super absorbent so I’m not sure it would work the same. Feel free to give it a try!
This looks sooo tasty! I have everything on the ingredient list except for coconut sugar. Need to add that to the shopping list!
Perfect!! You could also sub maple syrup for the coconut sugar if you don’t want to make an extra trip 🙂
Looks delicious! Cannot wait to try it! Thank you.