Simple Flourless Apple Crisp
Apples baked under a topping of rolled oats, pecans, and brown sugar with no flour at all. The oats and nuts crisp on their own as the butter cooks off.
- Prep20 min
- Cook45 min
- Total1 h 20 min
- Serves8
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Contains:dairynuts
Ingredients
Method
- Toss the sliced apples with the lemon juice, white sugar, cornstarch, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, then spread them in a buttered 8-inch (20 cm) square baking dish and press them level.
- Stir the rolled oats, pecans, brown sugar, salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Pour the melted butter over the oat mixture and rub it through with your fingers until every oat is coated and the topping holds together in loose clumps.
- Scatter the topping over the apples in an even layer without pressing it down, so steam can escape and the oats crisp rather than steam.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) until the topping is deep brown and the apple juices bubble thickly up the sides, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Cool at least 20 minutes before serving; the cornstarch needs that time to set the juices.
Notes
- Use certified gluten-free oats if that matters for your table. Oats are naturally gluten-free but are usually milled alongside wheat.
