Pork Free Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

Total time1 hr 10 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time40 min

4.5

(25)

Warm, bubbling apple filling crowned with a golden, crumbly oat topping — this is the kind of dessert that makes a kitchen smell absolutely incredible. Tart-sweet apple slices get tossed with maple syrup, Ceylon cinnamon, and arrowroot starch, which thickens the juices into a glossy, jammy sauce as everything bakes together. The topping comes together with rolled oats, almond flour, cold butter, and a drizzle of maple syrup, giving you those irresistible clumps that shatter when you dig in with a spoon. Working cold butter into the dry ingredients is the key move here — those pea-sized pieces melt in the oven and create the deep golden crunch that makes a crisp worth making. Every single ingredient in this recipe is naturally free from pork and pork-derived products, so there's nothing to second-guess or swap out. It's a genuinely crowd-pleasing dessert that works just as well for a casual weeknight as it does for a dinner party. Let it rest for a few minutes after it comes out of the oven and the filling will thicken up beautifully — worth every second of the wait.

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Ingredients

6 servings

For the apple filling

6 medium apples (about 3 lbs), peeled, cored, and sliced ¼-inch thick
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
1 tbsp arrowroot starch

For the oat topping

1 cup rolled oats
½ cup almond flour
¼ cup maple syrup
4 tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
½ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
¼ tsp salt

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2
In a large mixing bowl, toss the sliced apples with the maple syrup, Ceylon cinnamon, and arrowroot starch until every slice is evenly coated. Transfer the apple mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer.

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