Cranberry Apple Oat Crumble (Dairy Free)
Cranberry apple crumble is the perfect dessert for the holiday season. It has sweet apples, fresh cranberries, and a buttery oat crumble topping. This easy recipe is dairy free and gluten free.
Ingredients
Fruit Filling
- 5 medium sweet apples, peeled and cut into slices such as fuji, gala, honey crisp, pink lady, etc.
- 1 ¾ cups fresh cranberries
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch or tapioca starch/flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- zest of 1 small lemon
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Oat Crumble Topping
- ⅔ cup old fashioned rolled oats use certified gluten free if needed
- ½ cup all purpose flour use gluten free if needed
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup organic cane sugar or white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup cold dairy free butter, cubed or unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9-inch pie dish, baking dish, or large cast-iron skillet (10-inch would be ideal).
- Mix the apple slices, fresh cranberries, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, starch, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a large bowl until well combined. Transfer the fruit mixture to the prepared pan and spread it into a somewhat even layer.
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients: oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until combined, then work in the cubed butter with your hands until you're left with pea-sized clumps of crumble.
- Sprinkle the crumble topping over the top of the fruit layer. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes. Allow it to cool down for a few minutes before digging in. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
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