Dairy Free Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

Total time1 hr 15 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time45 min

Dairy Free Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp with Oat Topping

Sweet-tart apples get tossed with a bit of sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg, then baked until they turn soft and syrupy under a thick layer of golden topping. That topping is where the real magic happens — a hearty mix of old-fashioned rolled oats, brown sugar, and warm cinnamon, worked into clumpy, coarse crumbs that crisp up beautifully in the oven. As it bakes, the fruit bubbles up through the crumb layer, filling the kitchen with that unmistakable cinnamon-apple smell. Every spoonful delivers soft, jammy apples against a crunchy, toasted oat crust, best served warm with a scoop of something cold melting right into it. This is a comforting, old-school dessert that fits easily into a dairy free lineup, and it's the kind of recipe you'll want to make on repeat all fall. Simple ingredients, minimal fuss, maximum payoff.

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Ingredients

8 servings

For the filling

3 lbs apples (about 6 medium), such as granny smith or honeycrisp
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2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
1 tbsp all-purpose flour

For the topping

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into ½-inch cubes
Chef's tip
Use a stick or block-style dairy-free butter - not a soft tub spread - and swap one-for-one.

For serving

vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving (optional)
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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2
In a large mixing bowl, toss the sliced apples with the granulated sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1 tbsp flour until evenly coated. Transfer the apple mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer.

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