Oatmeal Apple Cranberry Crisp

A gray cast iron skillet with apple cranberry crisp in it with two scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.

Oatmeal Apple Cranberry Crisp

Your guests will love the tart and sweet flavors of this delicious apple cranberry crisp! This super easy dessert is made with a wholesome oat topping, is naturally sweetened, and is vegan + gluten-free friendly.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple cranberry crisp, cranberry crisp, oatmeal apple crisp

Freezer Friendly Yes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 366kcal

Author Bethany Kramer

Ingredients

Filling

4-5 apples (see notes)
1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar (see notes)
2 Tablespoons oat flour
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Crisp Topping

1 cup oat flour (use gluten-free if needed)
1 cup quick oats (use gluten-free if needed)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup vegan butter, melted (see notes)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep apples: Preheat oven to 350F. Then peel apples and slice into 1/2-inch thick slices - discard apple core.
Assemble filling: Then in a bowl toss apples and cranberries with 2 tablespoons oat flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and cinnamon. Pour into baking vessel.
Prep crisp topping: add all of crisp topping ingredients into a bowl, use a fork to mix together. Then use fork to crumble the topping over apples and cranberries in baking dish.
Bake: then bake uncovered for 45 minutes - crisp should be golden brown on top and filling should be slightly bubbling. Remove and serve warm with ice cream!

Notes

Our favorite apples for crisps: when baking with apples you want to make sure the type of apples are firm and tart. I love using honey crisp, pink lady, braeburn, granny smith, and fuji! You can also use a blend of these different apples.

Sugar substitutions: if you don't have coconut sugar, you can swap for brown sugar.

Butter substitutes: if you don't have vegan butter and want to keep the recipe plant-based/dairy-free friendly you can use melted coconut oil. You can also swap for regular unsalted butter.

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