Naturally Sweetened Pear & Apple Crisp (Vegan & Gluten Free)
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ cup maple syrup, divided
  • 4 ripe but firm pears, peeled and diced into large pieces
  • 4 apples, peeled and diced into large pieces
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • scant ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons vegan butter, cold
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the corn starch, lemon juice, orange juice and zest, ¼ cup of maple syrup, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and ground ginger until combined with no clumps of corn starch remaining. Set aside.
  3. Peel, core, and dice apples and pears and add them to the large mixing bowl. Toss them until equally coated with the maple syrup mix and poor into a deep medium-sized casserole dish.
  4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the old fashioned oats, almond flour, oat flour (use coffee grinder or food processor to blend 1 cup of quick cooking oats into a flour), salt, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining ¼ cup maple syrup.
  5. Dice the butter into small cubes and add to the oat mixture.
  6. Using either 2 forks or a pastry cutter, mix the butter into the oat mixture until it becomes a uniform crumble.
  7. Poor the crumble topping evenly over the apples.
  8. Bake for one-hour, or until bubbly and slightly golden brown. Let stand at least 15 minutes before eating.
  9. Serve warm, topped with dairy free ice cream if desired. I prefer mine served cold, with no topping, but that's just me!
Recipe by Insightful Bite at https://www.insightfulbite.com/naturally-sweetened-pear-apple-crisp-vegan-gluten-free/