When I think of Fall/Thanksgiving, I always think of my Momma’s apple crisp with vanilla ice cream 🙂 It was always everyone’s favorite + something we all looked forward to during apple season. I’ve decided I’m going to try to “little adapt” all of my Momma’s favorite recipes using healthier, mostly plant based ingredients so we can all continue to “indulge” without straying from our long-term wellness goals + having any guilt! First up, is my mom’s famous apple crisp + it tastes just as good as the original if not better. I topped it off with vanilla Oatly ice cream + it was dreamy. You can always do banana nice cream too, which is just as good. I dabbled with a few of her recipes last year, but I’m going to continue this through the new year so stay tuned.
*Note: This recipe is nut-free as I know quite a few people with nut allergies and wanted to make sure this recipe suited their dietary restrictions as well. There’s an alternative nut-free topping too or you can just leave it out all together!
- 5-6 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored + thinly sliced
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 3 tsp + a sprinkle of cinnamon
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup coconut oil for mixture + 2 tbsp for greasing the pan
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- ⅓ cup chopped, raw pecans
- ⅓ cup chopped, raw walnuts
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F + grease a 9x9 square pan with coconut oil.
- Layer all of the sliced apples in the roasting pan (makes about 1 to 2 layers) + sprinkle with a little bit of cinnamon.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon + sea salt.
- Add vanilla extract + coconut oil using a mixer or by hand.
- Once fully blended, mix in ½ cup of oats + 2 tbsp of coconut flour by hand to thicken the dough.
- Spread crumb mixture evenly over the apples + seal edges.
- In the same mixing bowl, add pecans + walnuts (or oats if making the nut-free topping), maple syrup + vanilla extract and toss so well coated. Evenly sprinkle the nut mixture over the apple crisp.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Cool until warm, not hot.
- Serve with regular or vegan vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
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Apple Layer
Crumb Layer
Nut Topping/Nut-free Topping
Hope you enjoy this as much as my family will on Thanksgiving! Don’t forget to share/tag me 🙂
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
PS – Stay tuned for my Black Friday Sale… It’s something I literally never offer so get excited!!!
I was just thinking about my Thanksgiving menu and this is now going to be on it!!!!!! Thanks Jax!
Thanks Trish! Love that you love my recipes 🙂