Apple Crumble Without Oats

A bowl of vegan apple crumble with a crisp streusel topping and vegan ice cream.

Tender apples and lemon zest baked under a crisp cinnamon-brown sugar crumble topping made without oats. Vegan and easily made gluten-free.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword vegan apple crumble, apple crisp without oats, gluten free apple crumble, apple crumble without oats, oat free crumble topping, apple crumble recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 235kcal

Author Jamie Monkkonen

Ingredients

Apple Filling

2 pounds apples , peeled, cored, and sliced into ¼ inch slices, see notes for my favorite types
¼ cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons 1-to-1 gluten-free flour , or all purpose flour if not gluten-free
1 large lemon , zested and juiced

Streusel Crumble

⅔ cup brown sugar
⅔ cup 1-to-1 gluten-free flour , or all purpose flour if not gluten-free
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ cup coconut oil , melted

Instructions

Apple Filling: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine the apple slices and sprinkle them with ¼ cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Stir until the apple slices are evenly coated. Then pour the mixture into an ungreased 8 or 9 inch square baking dish.
Streusel Topping: To a medium mixing bowl, add the ⅔ cup brown sugar, ⅔ cup flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together and break up large brown sugar clumps. Add the coconut oil and use short downward strokes to mix the ingredients together until the crumble lumps are blueberry sized or smaller. Sprinkle evenly across the apple mixture.
Bake: Bake the crumble on a middle oven rack at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F for an additional 25-35 minutes. The outside of the filling should be bubbling and the crisp topping will be golden brown when finished. Let the crumble cool slightly before serving. The filling will continue to thicken as it cools.

Notes

Apples: Tested with Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp. Choose crisp apple varieties so the filling doesn't get mushy.

Without lemon: Replace the 2 tablespoons lemon juice with water and omit the zest.

Topping: If the crumble browns too quickly, loosely tent it with foil.

Storage: You can leave leftovers at room temperature for up to 1 day. Store covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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