Healthy Apple Crisp with Coconut and Pecans
Healthy Apple Crisp is sweet, delicious, and made with good for you ingredients like apples, oats, coconut, and pecans. It's sweetened with a little bit of coconut sugar and makes the perfect fall dessert.
Friends! It's officially autumn! And to celebrate the season of all things warm and cozy, I've made us a delicious apple crisp. But this isn't any ordinary apple crisp. This one tastes like your best apple crisp dreams, but it's made without any flour, dairy, or refined sugars. I promise no one will notice this ‘healthy' version and you'll be sung praise through muffled, dessert-filled mouths.
Healthy apple crisp love
- Spiced apples cooked slowly until soft and reminiscent of apple pie.
- Rolled oats, sweetened with coconut sugar, like your favorite bowl of oatmeal.
- Toasted pecans and coconut flakes to round out the fall flavors.
- Warm out of the oven it will spread smiles all around.
- Topped with a scoop of Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream because there are few things better in this world than a bite of this healthy apple crisp with melting ice cream.
How to make this healthy apple crisp recipe
Making apple crisp is a little like making apple pie but without all the fuss. The most time-consuming part of this recipe is peeling and chopping the apples. You can speed up the process a little by not peeling the apples. I often keep the peel on, which gives the apples a little more bite.
- Peel the apples and chop them.
- Mix the apples with some coconut sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg and put them into a pie pan.
- Now mix the oats, coconut, pecans, and coconut sugar with some melted coconut oil. Spread this on top of the apples and put the pan into the oven.
Once the apples are soft and bubbling, take the pan out of the oven. Let it cool for a few minutes before dishing it into bowls and topping it with some vanilla ice cream.
Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up in October (we celebrate early here) and I think this healthy apple crisp would make the perfect Thanksgiving dessert recipe. It can easily be made ahead of time and warmed up in the oven for 15 minutes before dessert time.
And since so many people eat specific diets these days, having a dessert recipe that is vegan and gluten-free should satisfy most of the people around your table. But don't worry, this apple crisp will be loved by the eat-everything-arians, too.
And if you want to serve two desserts, here are two more of my favorite Thanksgiving dessert recipes to choose from:
Love apple recipes?
We love to eat apples year-round, but come fall is when we tend to cook with apples. Here are a few of our favorite apple recipes:
Favorite Sweet Apple Recipes
- Gluten-Free baked Stuffed Apples
- Crispy Baked Apple Chips
- Apple Pumpkin Oatmeal with Maple Pecan Crumble
- Paleo Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Favorite Savory Apple Recipes
- Delicious Apple Guacamole
- Bratwurst and Sauerkraut with Apples and Onion
- Apple Chicken Recipe with Bacon and Potatoes
- Sweet Apple Bourbon Baked Beans
- Grilled Cheese and Apple Sandwich with Sriracha Butter
- Bacon Apple Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Brussels
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Healthy Apple Crisp with Coconut and Pecans
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Ingredients
The Apple Crisp
- 6 apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon each: cinnamon and vanilla
- ½ teaspoon each: nutmeg and sea salt
The Topping
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, gluten-free, if needed
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut
- ½ cup pecans, chopped
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix the apples with the coconut sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and sea salt. Transfer to a deap-dish pie pan and gently press down.6 apples, ¼ cup coconut sugar, 1 teaspoon each: cinnamon and vanilla, ½ teaspoon each: nutmeg and sea salt
- In a small bowl, mix together all the topping ingredients. Spread the topping evenly over the apples.1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut, ½ cup pecans, ¼ cup coconut sugar, ¼ cup coconut oil
- Bake for 60 minutes (see notes) until the topping is golden and the apples are soft and bubbling. Check the apple crisp after 40 minutes and, if the topping is getting too brown, loosley cover the pie pan with aluminum foil. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
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Oh wow, this is such a beautiful apple crisp! Even though my co-food coordinator and I had made an apple crisp for our meeting last year, we have to do so again! This is such a fabulous inspiration. I want to make this apple crisp a bit healthier too so….you know, seconds without the heaviness! LOL!
I’m so happy to hear that the recipe was a success!!
Kristen, I’m a big fan of fruit crisps, and apple is my absolute favourite. Your photos are gorgeous and I’ll I can think of right now is getting in the kitchen to make this crisp!
Awww thank you so much, Fida!
Ah! That crumble with all that coconut and the pecans….perfect crunchy sweet flavor!
It really was delicious!!
Guilt-free apple crisp?! Sign me up! And what an incredible giveaway you have coming up – Vitamix… YES! This looks and sounds absolutely delicious, Kristen! And of course, a BIG congratulations on your baby girl 🙂
Yes! I’m so excited about the giveaway. Best ever.
And thank you for the congrats. I’m planning on officially introducing her and sharing some photos soon. 🙂
Oh my goodness, Kristen, you have made my very favourite dessert! As always, your photos have me dreaming of a huge piece of this on my plate right now. Love that this is so healthy and there is no better way to celebrate the Fall than with apples!
I’ll dish you up a big piece any day!! Let’s celebrate!