The arrowroot flour and apple juice make for a caramel like sauce in the apple mixture without the need for butter or sugar. It’s also naturally gluten free using gluten free oats for the topping and arrowroot flour in the apple mixture instead of wheat or white flour. This apple crisp is refined sugar free using maple syrup in place of brown sugar making it a naturally sweetened dessert. This recipe was a big hit in my house! Confession time…we all ended up eating the leftovers for breakfast! But, hey, it’s refined sugar free and full of apples so why not eat it for breakfast, right? What makes this sugar free apple crisp healthy? I knew it would be possible to make an apple crisp that was just as delicious as the classic recipe my mom made without the refined sugar, flour or butter to make a vegan, gluten free, whole food plant-based friendly dessert. However, that classic version is no good if you’re following a gluten free, vegan, or whole food plant-based lifestyle. It’s the way my mom used to make it, and wow was it good! There’s numerous recipes out there and most home cooks have their own favorite version.Ī classic apple crisp is made with brown sugar, white flour, and butter.

It’s one of those all time classic recipes. I recall my mom asking me what kind of cake I wanted for my birthday one year, and telling her that I’d like apple crisp instead. Top it with coconut milk ice cream for the ultimate guilt free dessert.īest ever healthy sugar free apple crisp? Really? Is it possible to still have a sweet indulgent dessert without refined sugar? I’m here to tell, yes it is! This plant-based dessert is where it’s at!Īpple crisp is one of my all time favorite desserts.

The oatmeal topping made with a blend of pecans, walnuts, almond butter, and maple syrup make this apple crisp vegan and gluten free.

This healthy refined sugar free apple crisp is loaded with cinnamon, ginger, and dried cranberries.

Sugar free apple juice