This vegan apple crisp is totally divine served warm with vegan cream or vegan vanilla ice cream. It’s deliciously flavorful and perfect for the holidays.
So first I made vegan apple cake and then I made vegan apple crisp. All in a bid to avoid making vegan apple pie!
Hahaha, no I joke, I will get to apple pie (one day) and this vegan apple crisp is absolutely no slouch and isn’t second to anything.
In fact Jaye is already saying this is going on the Christmas menu.
For everyone celebrating Thanksgiving on the other side of the world, this is another perfect dessert idea. Along with our vegan pumpkin pie and vegan apple cake of course. Or why not all three? 
Some vegan pineapple upside down cake wouldn’t go amiss either!
How to make vegan apple crisp
Peel and chop up a bunch of apples so that you end up with 8 cups of peeled, cubed apple (about 2.2lb/1kg). My apples were really small so I had to use a whole crapload of apples (like 13 of them)!
This is really the most time consuming part of the whole dessert making process. And I think you know that peeling and chopping apples is really easy, so I hope you’re getting the idea that this is a super easy dessert, because it is.
Toss up the chopped apples with some brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice and vanilla and toss until well coated. Then smooth down into a 9×13 baking dish (spray it with non-stick spray first).
Then you mix up your topping. You can use the same bowl as you used for your apples. See? Easy one-bowl recipe.
Add flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and cinnamon and mix together and then pour in some melted vegan butter and mix in.
Crumble the topping
Then all you have to do is spread the topping over the apples. Use your fingers for this, crumbling the topping between your fingers so that it lands in little clumps and crumbles of topping and spreads over the whole top of the dish.
This will be totally divine once baked.
And then you bake it for 50 minutes. The topping will be golden and crispy and the apples will be baked to perfection!
When you take it out of the oven it will be all bubbling up the sides, this is perfect.
Best apples for vegan apple crisp
Granny Smith apples work great in this recipe. They have a lovely tart/sweet taste and are really firm so they hold up very well when baked and don’t just turn into total mush.
I like to cut the apples into cubes for this dessert because I find that also holds up best with baking.
I tried a version where I cut the apples into slices instead of cubes and they didn’t hold up as well, it was still totally delicious, but it was a little more mushy. I like being able to see some intact cubes of apple even once this apple crisp is baked and you get that with cubes.
How to serve vegan apple crisp
You definitely want to serve this hot with a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream! The ice cream you see here is our vegan vanilla ice cream recipe. The only change I made to that recipe was to omit the vanilla powder because I didn’t have any on hand, so I used vanilla extract only.
It is the perfect pairing for this apple crisp. If you don’t want the hassle of making ice cream from scratch then use any store-bought variety, but I think vanilla is going to be the best flavor pairing for this.
The apple crisp is served hot, the ice cream is cold, it gets all melty and it’s pretty much heaven in your mouth.
Alternatively you can serve it with vegan whipped cream. Also completely divine with this.
What about gluten-free?
Yes my friends if you want to make this gluten-free I definitely think you can. I haven’t had a chance to test it like this yet, but a simple switch for a gluten-free all purpose flour blend will be the way forward.
Also make sure you use gluten-free rolled oats.
I don’t foresee any more changes to this recipe other than those simple switches to make this vegan apple crisp gluten-free friendly.
You will love this vegan apple crisp! It is:
- Perfect for the holidays
- Warm and comforting
- Divine with vegan vanilla ice cream or vegan whipped cream
- Deliciously flavorful
- Sugar and spice and all things nice…
Keep leftovers covered in the fridge and reheat a slice as required.
More delicious vegan desserts
- Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
- Vegan Bread Pudding
- Vegan Cheesecake
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
- Vegan Tiramisu
- Vegan Banana Cream Pie
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Vegan Apple Crisp
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 8
Description
This vegan apple crisp is totally divine served warm with some vegan cream or vegan vanilla ice cream. It’s deliciously flavorful and perfect for the holidays.
Ingredients
For the Apple Filling:
- 8 cups Peeled and Cubed Granny Smith Apples (2.2lb/1kg)
- 1/2 cup (100g) Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup (31g) All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
For the Topping:
- 1 cup (125g) All Purpose Flour
- 1 and 1/2 cups (150g) Rolled Oats
- 1 cup (200g) Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 3/4 cup (170g) Vegan Butter (weighed then melted)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Peel and cube the apple and add to a mixing bowl with the brown sugar, all purpose flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice and vanilla extract and toss together so that all the apple pieces are coated.
- Transfer the apple mix to a 9×13 dish sprayed with non-stick spray and smooth down.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Prepare the topping. Add the all purpose flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and cinnamon to the mixing bowl and mix together. Then add in the melted vegan butter and vanilla and stir in.
- Use your fingers to spread the topping over the apple layer, crumbling it with your fingers until it is evenly spread across the top.
- Place into the oven and bake for 50 minutes until the top is nicely golden brown and the apple mix is bubbling up the sides.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve with vegan vanilla ice cream or vegan whipped cream.
Notes
*The weight for the apples (2.2lb/1kg) is after peeling and coring and chopping into cubes.
*Nutritional information does not include ice cream.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serve (of 8)
- Calories: 482
- Sugar: 48.8g
- Sodium: 159mg
- Fat: 14.4g
- Saturated Fat: 5.3g
- Carbohydrates: 82.3g
- Fiber: 6.3g
- Protein: 5.1g
Keywords: vegan apple crisp
This is not your grandma’s apple crisp! Gooey, rich, crunchy! Perfect! Well worth all the ingredients!
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Wonderful! Thanks for sharing Bonnie!
I absolutely love this recipe! I tried on the weekend and everyone loves it
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So good! I halved the recipe because I only had four apples. I followed the directions to a T otherwise. So good! Thank you!
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Awesome! Thanks Jazmine!
I have made this twice now, I love it, cannot fault it! The topping is spot on! It’s a great winter warmer. Thanks for this recipe.
So glad you enjoyed it Clare, thanks for sharing! 🙂
Perfect comfort food during this time….wow this turned out well. The vanilla adds this amazing richness and the abundant crumble topping with the perfect chewy crunch on top of the cinnamon spice caramel-like Apple mixture is divine. My new favourite apple crisp recipe. Well done!
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So happy to hear Michael! Thanks a million! 🙂
Just made this today, it is absolutely delicious! Doing small chunks with the Apple worked really well, I think it is much better than when I have done thin slices in the past.
The recipe does have a lot of sugar, but I can’t argue about how tasty it is. I think it would probably be possible to reduce the sugar in the apples a little bit, and still have it turn out very nice.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe! I will definitely be making it again
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So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the great review Andrea!
Made your Apple crumble yesterday and was a hit and loved very much ! Will definitely make again ! And served with elmlea vegan double cream !
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Awesome! Thanks so much Ursula! 🙂
This recipe was delicious!! Definitely will be making it again!
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Awesome! Thanks Sally! 🙂
Made this and have frozen for Christmas dessert. My husband and I had a taste test before freezing and it is definitely without fault! So delicious.
Next time I make it I am going to see how I can swap a little of the sugar for something less refined and hope it still tastes just as great.
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I have made this recipe twice now. The crumble topping always comes out really wet. So sprinkling it over the dish becomes impossible. Am I doing something wrong?
Hi Jennifer, it is wet from the melted vegan butter, you break it up with your fingers to spread it around. 🙂
Hi! I was wondering if I could make this 3-4 hours in advance and keep it in the fridge and then bake it.
Hi Phoebe, it would be better to bake it first and then reheat it right before serving. The reason being that fresh chopped apples can oxidize quite quickly so you want to bake them to avoid that. So bake it as usual and then let it cool, cover and store in the fridge. Then reheat at 350°F for 15-20 minutes until heated through. All the best! 🙂
Could I use pumpkin puree or applesauce in place of vegan butter, and if so how much would you use?
Thank you
Hi Diane, no, unfortunately I don’t think that would work well here at all.
Hi 🙂
I have a quick question, we only have Bramley cooking apples, is it okay to use them in this recipe?
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Hannah
Hi Hannah, those should work just fine! All the best! 🙂
Big hit for out Friendsgiving this year! Thank you for the recipe. I will definitely make it again.
Awesome! Thanks Nicole! 🙂
Really excited to try this! Any tips for making it ahead of time?
Hi Anisha, if you want to make it ahead of time then bake it as usual, let it cool completely and then keep it overnight in the fridge. Reheat at 350°F in the oven for around 15-20 minutes until heated through. If you need to make it further in advance then bake it, let it cool completely and then freeze it, thaw overnight in the fridge and reheat at 350°F for 15-20 minutes until heated through. All the best! 🙂
Hi!
I have made this recipe 3 times now. Apple crisp is one of my top 5 favorite desserts, and I can honestly say this is the best recipe I have ever tried. The crisp turns out absolutely perfect: chewy and melt in your mouth. Absolutely beautiful. It has been a hit every time I have made it.
Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe! Wishing you a warm and happy holiday season.
Your friend,
Maia
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So happy to hear that Maia! Thanks for the wonderful review and wishing you a wonderful holiday season too. 🙂
Delish! And easy.
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Thanks so much Karen! 🙂
Delicious recipe, thanks.
Made it with apples from our mini apple tree and served with soya custard.
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Sounds lovely! Thanks for the wonderful review! 🙂