Tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 22 (woot woot!). Some years, birthdays seem like a really big deal, and other years, they just don’t. This year, I have so many other crazy and exciting things happening that my birthday just turned into another excuse to hang out with my best friends for a night and bake! (No complaints here, obviously.)
One thing I love to do for my birthday and when I am on vacation with my family, is bake a new and fun dessert. When I lived at home my sweet mother would always bake me a cake. Now that I am older, I have found that I am no longer nearly as attached to the cake as I am the excuse to bake something new! Last year I made some absolutely scrumptious Vegan Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting! This year, I am introducing you to this absolutely delicious Gluten-Free Cranberry Apple Crisp. YUM!
I hope you have lots of exciting things in your life, but if you do not, I hope you chase the things that bring you joy, use your gifts, surround yourself with meaningful relationships, and celebrate all of our many blessings. That’s my hope for year 22- that and this cranberry apple crisp!
Ingredients:
- 4 large Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 ¼ cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 ¼ cup Gluten-Free Oats
- ¼ cup Gluten-Free All-Purpose Baking Flour
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon all spice
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 6 Tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
Directions:
- Rinse, peel, core, and chop the granny apples. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚ F and butter an 8 x 8 inch baking dish (I used a quiche pan!).
- Add the cranberries, sugar, zest, and lemon juice to the apple mixture, and stir well.
- In a separate medium bowl, stir together the oats, flour, spices, brown sugar and honey. At some point, stop stirring with a spoon and use your hands to help form a crumbly mixture.
- Spread the fruit mixture evenly into the buttered dish and top with the crisp mixture.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the apples are fork tender and the crisp is bubbling.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream!
Notes and Tips!:
- Source: Two peas & their pod
- If you are not gluten-free, feel free to use regular oats and flour as you please!
- To make vegan, I suggest using agave or maple syrup in place of the honey, and using a vegan butter form. Enjoy!
- If you like this delicious dish, try these other gluten free options from ‘A Rented Kitchen!’:
Happy Birthday, Sarah!! You are the sweetest and provide the sweetest recipes. Yum! Margaret
Thank you so much Mrs. Peery! I appreciate all the support and kind words. Hope you are doing well!
Happy, Happy Birthday tomorrow! I have thoroughly enjoyed all your recipes
and this Apple Cranberry Crisp looks super delicious. Thanks for sharing
your wonderful recipes and fun commentary.
Mrs. Pattison, Thank you so much for the kind words and support! I love sharing my recipes, so I always appreciate hearing that people enjoy following them. Hope you are doing well!
– Sarah