Description
What You’ll Need: Ingredients. Whole grains, natural sweeteners, and fresh apples come together for a cozy, nourishing apple crisp with a crunchy pecan-oat crumble and maple-kissed filling.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
For the Pecan Oat Topping
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (old-fashioned)
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup cold butter or vegan butter, in small cubes
For the Maple Apple Filling
- 5 medium apples (Honeycrisp, Braeburn, or Granny Smith) (peeled, cored, thinly sliced)
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract or bourbon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat & prep dish: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan; set on a rimmed baking sheet to catch drips.
- Make pecan-oat topping: In a large bowl combine whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. Cut in cold butter with fingertips, a pastry cutter, or 2 knives until mixture looks like wet sand with pea-size bits. Refrigerate while you prep apples.
- Maple apple filling: In another bowl, toss sliced apples with maple syrup, cinnamon, and optional vanilla or bourbon. For a thicker filling, stir in a heaping 1/4 cup of the chilled crumble.
- Assemble & bake: Spread apples in prepared pan; sprinkle remaining crumble evenly over top. Bake 45–55 minutes, until topping is golden and filling bubbles at edges.
- Cool & serve: Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes to set. Serve warm.
Notes
Pep talk: Keeping the crumble cold helps it bake extra crisp. If apples seem very tart, add 1–2 Tbsp more maple syrup. For gluten-free, use certified GF oats and a 1:1 GF flour blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 25
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 3
