Artificial Flavors Free Ginger-Cardamom Apple Oat Crisp
Warm spiced apples bubbling beneath a golden, nutty oat crust — this is the kind of dessert that makes the whole kitchen smell incredible. Every layer is built from real, whole ingredients: fresh ginger grated right into the filling, ground cardamom and cinnamon for warmth, and maple syrup doing all the sweetening without a drop of anything artificial. Packaged crisps and dessert mixes are notorious for sneaking in natural and artificial flavor additives, so making this from scratch puts you fully in control of what goes into the dish. Arrowroot starch thickens the apple filling beautifully as it bakes, giving you that glossy, jammy texture without any mystery ingredients. The topping comes together with rolled oats, almond flour, and chopped walnuts, all bound with coconut oil and maple syrup for a crumble that bakes up genuinely crisp and deeply golden. A short rest after it comes out of the oven lets the filling settle into something perfectly scoopable. Serve it warm and watch it disappear.
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6 servings
For the apple filling
- 5 medium apples (about 2 lbs), peeled, cored, and sliced ¼-inch thick
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
For the oat topping
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup raw walnuts, roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9-inch baking dish with a small amount of coconut oil.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sliced apples, 2 tbsp maple syrup, fresh ginger, 1/2 tsp cardamom, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, arrowroot starch, and lemon juice. Toss until the apples are evenly coated, then spread them in an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
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