Don't be fooled by the ingredients list— this Simple Apple Crisp is ready in under an hour and feeds the whole family. It's the perfect low histamine dessert for holidays and fall festivities, as it uses up one of my favorite antihistamine fruits: fresh apples!
For other delicious apple recipes, check out my stovetop caramelized apples or simple baked apples.
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About this recipe
Apple pie alternative. While you can make a low histamine apple pie, it takes a lot more work than throwing together an apple crisp right before a holiday party or a big family meal.
Full of fall flavor. This crisp features a few trusted favorite low histamine spices, along with apples, maple syrup, and toasty pecans. All the flavors of fall here in the States!
Easy to freeze ahead. For those preparing a large meal, this low histamine dessert can easily be doubled and prepared & frozen ahead for ready baking the day-of. Simply bake the apple layer, then add the topping layer and freeze until you're ready to make it. Follow the recipe from the baking stage, adding an extra 10 minutes' baking time & heating directly from frozen.
Ingredients
Apples: these are the core of your dish (pardon the pun!). Since the skins of the apples contain an abundance of histamine-fighting nutrients, I like to leave those on, but you can peel them off. I used 2 granny smith + a fuji apple because I like the balance of crisp and sweet, but you can use any sturdy variety.
Maple Syrup: along with coconut sugar, the maple syrup is here to sweeten the apple crisp without dumping more refined sugars into your system. But remember that sugar is still sugar, no matter the form, so try to eat this crisp in moderation.
Arrowroot Starch: this root-derived starch is also known as arrowroot flour, a low histamine flour which acts as a thickener for the apple pieces on the bottom. You can skip it if you don't mind a crunchier apple filling.
Pecans: these nuts help bind the topping for the crisp; you could replace them with any other higher-fat nut or seed, such as pumpkin seeds, macadamias, sunflower seeds, or pili nuts.
Almond Flour: this is more of a healthy filler for the topping than anything, as almonds are a generally well-tolerated low histamine nut.
How to make spiced apple crisp: step-by-step instructions
Step 1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Step 2. Core & slice your apples, and then place them in a large bowl. Add in the apple sauce, maple syrup, lemon juice, arrowroot starch, ginger, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt, and mix well.
Step 3. Pour the apple mixture into your 8x8 (or 9x7) baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
Step 4. While that bakes, put your oats, pecans, almond flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and ⅛ teaspoon salt into a food processor, and blend in pulses until combined but not totally pulverized.
Step 5. Once your apples are done baking, add the topping in scoops (spread it, but don't press down) and bake for 30-35 minutes, until just starting to brown.
Step 6. Once your apple crisp is done, let it cool for at least 5 minutes and then enjoy!
Recipe notes & tips
Apple types. I'd recommend using the same types of apples you'd use for apple pie, such as granny smith, red delicious, or mcintosh.
Swapping ingredients. Some of you may want to swap out some of the nuts and the grain in this recipe, so before doing that I recommend checking out these articles on: low histamine nuts and low histamine flours.
As always, if you like the recipe, I really appreciate a review or comment!
📖 Recipe
Easy Spiced Apple Crisp (Vegan)
Ingredients
- 3 large apples cored and sliced into small pieces
- 2 Tablespoons apple sauce
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons arrowroot starch
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt divided in half
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
- ½ Cup oats
- ¼ Cup pecans
- ¼ Cup almond flour
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil or cocoa butter
- 3 Tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Core & slice your apples, and then place them in a large bowl. Add in the apple sauce, maple syrup, lemon juice, arrowroot starch, ginger, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt, and mix well.
- Pour the apple mixture into your 8x8 (or 9x7) baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
- While that bakes, put your oats, pecans, almond flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and ⅛ teaspoon salt into a food processor and blend in pulses until combined but not totally pulverized.
- Once your apples are done, add the topping in scoops (spread it, but don't press down) and bake for 30-35 minutes, until just starting to brown.
- Once your apple crisp is done, let it cool for at least 5 minutes and then enjoy!
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