Autumn has finally hit Houston, which means the leaves are falling, there are acorns crunching underfoot and it’s 80 degrees and humid. Here’s the plan: Turn down your air conditioning to 70 and fire up the oven for this super tasty apple cranberry crisp. It will make your whole house smell like cinnamon, pecans and apples. Even better, it will make it feel like Fall!
While this recipe is gluten free, I promise no one will ever know. Use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour or Cup4Cup Gluten Free Flour, but you could certainly use regular all-purpose flour if you prefer. Honeycrisp apples have been my go-to when baking this in cooking classes lately, but any tart crisp baking apple will do (Granny Smiths are my runner up).
Here’s a tip, volunteer to bring dessert to Thanksgiving this year and whip up this easy peasy apple cranberry crisp that will feed a crowd. Always try to make you look good, people! It’s perfect paired with Alton Brown’s pumpkin pie with a gingerbread crust on your Thanksgiving dessert buffet. You can bake it in the morning and reheat in a 300 degree oven for 20 minutes before serving. Homemade vanilla ice cream, cinnamon ice cream or salted caramel ice cream on the side would make everyone thankful for sure. Pouring some hard apple cider for the grown ups and sparkling apple cider for the kiddos wouldn’t be bad either.
Inspired to cook with apples? Check out this list of delicious sweet and savory apple creations. They’re all part of a fall recipe collaboration with a group of food bloggers from near and far. Check out all the links below.
Apple Cranberry Crisp
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Serve warm with vanilla, cinnamon or salted caramel ice cream. This is perfect alongside pumpkin pie on your Thanksgiving table.
Ingredients
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1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
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1 cup gluten-free old-fashioned oats (such as Bob’s Red Mill)
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3/4 cup gluten-free flour, or Cup-4-Cup Gluten Free Flour
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1/2 cup pecans, chopped fine
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1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into uniform pieces
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 ½ cups dried cranberries
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5-6 Pink Lady or Fuji apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, about 6 cups
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3 tablespoons sugar
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¼ cup apple cider or juice
Instructions
- Combine brown sugar, oats, flour, pecans, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon and salt in large bowl; mix to combine. Add butter and vanilla and rub in with fingertips until mixture comes together in moist clumps. All the dry ingredients should be mixed with the butter, with no dry bits of flour or brown sugar unincorporated. Cover and chill while preparing filling. (Topping can be prepared 1 day ahead; keep chilled and covered.)
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
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In a large bowl, combine ½ teaspoon cinnamon, cranberries, apples, sugar, and apple juice. Transfer filling to a 9×13 baking dish. Crumble topping over the apple mixture.
- Bake crisp in the middle of the oven until filling bubbles and topping is crisp and golden brown, about 30-40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
Courses Dessert
Cuisine American
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The Wood and Spoon’s Maple Apple Cake
The Cooking of Joy’s Deep Fried Apple Dumplings with Miso Caramel Dipping Sauce
Pensive Foodie’s Mini Bacon Crusted Apple Pies
My Kitchen Love’s Bird’s Nest Caramel Apple Cake
More Icing Than Cake’s Apple Butter Pretzels with Rosemary Cheddar Dip
Casey Joy Lister’s Waldorf Salad’s Twisted Sister
The Kitchen Sink’s Apple Cheddar Loaf
What Should I Make For’s Apple Puff Pastry Tarts
Jessie Sheehan Bakes’ Apple Fritters
Smart in the Kitchen’s Gluten Free Apple Cranberry Crisp
This Healthy Table’s Cardamom Apple Tart
Figs & Flour’s Apple Purple Potato Pizza
Something New for Dinner’s Savory Bread Pudding with Apples, Sausage, and Pecan
Always Eat Dessert’s Apple Spice Scones with Maple Bourbon Glaze
Rezel Kealoha’s Rose Poached Apples with Rosewater Reduction
The Soup Solution’s Fennel Sausage and and Apple Dressing (Stuffing)
Lemon Thyme and Ginger’s Smoky Maple Apple Dutch Baby
Gobble the Cook’s One Pan Pork Chops and Sausages with Apple
Hola Jalapeno’s Fluffy Apple Chili Biscuits
Salt and Wind’s Pomegranate Ginger Apple Cider Punch
What Annie’s Eating’s Butternut Squash/Apple Soup with Asiago and Sage Croutons
Flours in Your Hair’s Brown Butter Bourbon Apple Pie
Confetti Kitchen’s Kale Salad with Chicken and Apple
Salted Plains’ Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Cake
Easy and Delish’s Fun Candy Corn Apple Pops
This Mess is Ours’ Easy Baked Apple Custard
Butter Loves Company’s Gingerbread with Brandied Apples
Zestful Kitchen’s Puffed Apple Pancake
Sweet Pillar Food’s Apple Honey Brie
A Farmgirl’s Dabbles Peanut Butter Apple Cookies
Amee’s Savory Dish’s Peanut Butter Protein Dip
Especially Southern Dishes’ Apple Pie Egg Rolls
Pie Girl Bakes’ Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Cocoa and Salt’s Vegan Apple Stuffin’ Muffins
Saltnpepperhere’s Honey Apple Muffins
Worthy Pause’s Thanksgiving-in-Your-Mouth Paleo Stuffing
Baking The Goods’ Apple Cheddar and Thyme Scones
Measuring Cups Optional’s Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake
Inspired by the Seasons’ Brussels Sprout & Apple Slaw
Sprouting Radiance’s White Bean and Apple Soup
Feed the Swimmer’s Apple Buckwheat Galette with Halva and Maple Tahini
It’s a Veg World After All’s Individual Microwave Apple Crisp
Farm and Coast Cookery’s Apple Cider Donut “French Toast”
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