SCD Recipe: Easy Grain-Free Apple Crisp

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Apple crisp is one of my favorite comfort foods and crisps are so easy to make for grain-free diets like Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and Paleo. The great thing about this comfort food is that there isn’t anything to feel guilty about. It’s just a few ingredients with just enough honey added to give it just the right touch of sweetness.

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Grain-free Apple Crisp with Vanilla Fronen nice cream

What Kind of Apples to Use?

For the best flavor it’s great to use different types of apples. Diffrent varieties have different flavors and textures. Different regions of the country and world will also provide diffrent types of apples.

I like to use a combination of a tart apple like Granny Smith and a sweeter apple like Golden Delicious when I make apple crisp, but honestly you can use whaever apples you have on hand. I don’t find that Red Delicious bake all that well, but I have used many different kinds including Gala, Honey Crisp, Pippen. Sometimes I just want to grab what’s already in the frige.

The topping for this recipe is very basic. It’s just almond flour and butter with a little cinnamon and salt. I don’t sweeten the topping because it absorbs the sweetness of the filling. I just like to add a little crunch and texture to the dessert.

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

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Grain-free Apple Crisp

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Paleo, SCD

Keyword: apple crisp, crohns, crohns diet, gluten free, grain free, scd diet

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 50

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: servings

Author: Sherry Lipp

Equipment

8×8" baking dish

Ingredients

Topping

1 ½ cups almond flour
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup butter – softened

Filling

4 medium apples – use different kinds for the most flavor granny smith, gala, honey crisp, etc
¼ cup honey
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
oil or butter for baking dish

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F°

Topping

Add almond flour, cinnamon, salt, and softened butter to a medium mixing bowl
Mix until all ingredients are combined and mixture is crumbly

Filling

Peel and chop apples into ½" cubes
Add chopped apples and stir in lemond juice so all apples are coated
Add honey and cinnamon
Stir until everything is combined and apples are coated with the honey and cinnamon
Lightly oil or butter a 8×8" baking dish
Pour apple mixture into baking dish and spread into an even layer
Drop topping over top of apples in an even layer
Cover baking dish with foil
Bake covered for 25 minutes
Remove foil and continue baking for 20 – 25 minutes until apples are soft
Allow dish to cool on wire rack for 10 minutes
Serve warm if desired
Store in refrigerator – be sure to cool to room temperature before refrigerating

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Sherry Lipp

Founder at Happy Gut For Life

Sherry is a Certificed Holistic Gut Practioner, author, and recipe creator. Sherry started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in 2000 and has been creating delicious, grain and gluten-free recipes ever since. She is the author of the Don't Skip Dessert SCD cookbooks.