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Cider Caramel Apple Crisp

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September 25, 2017 | 11 Comments |This post contains affiliate links.

Cider Caramel Apple Crisp – This gluten-free, vegan apple crisp is UNBELIEVABLE! It’s entirely naturally sweetened and the cider caramel is going to change your life!

Gluten Free Cider Caramel Apple Crisp - This caramel sauce is made from apple cider! (SO GOOD. And vegan, too!)

Post updated & video added Sept. 2017. Originally posted, Oct. 2014.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally riding the pumpkin train, but September and the fall always gets me excited about apple everything, too. Every year, we wait expectantly for cloudy gallons of apple cider to appear in stores and scoop up as much as we can. It’s alway so sad when the last cider of the season is finished!

This Cider Caramel Apple Crisp a everything good about apple season. It’s made from in-season apples and sweetened with a cider caramel sauce that makes this crisp absolutely mouthwatering. I’ve brought it to book clubs (where we’ve finished off double batches in the blink of an eye), served it for Thanksgiving, and made it on rainy fall afternoons when the house called for a little cozying up. It’s a perfect fall dessert.

Cider Caramel Apple Crisp - The perfect gluten free, vegan dessert for fall!

Cider Caramel Apple Crisp - This gluten free, vegan apple crisp is completely naturally sweetened!
The real star here is totally the cider caramel. Made from a reduction of apple cider (or apple juice if you can’t find cider), it lends concentrated apple flavor and just the right amount of sweetness. I’m always amazed as I bite into it that there isn’t more sugar involved.

Drizzled over thinly sliced apples and the perfect blend of warm spices, it makes the house smell almost as amazing as it tastes. It’s just lovely on its own. Topped with a little vanilla ice cream (NadaMoo vanilla is my favorite dairy free ice cream), it goes to the next level.

Cider Caramel Apple Crisp - This gluten free, vegan apple crisp is completely naturally sweetened!

NOTES ON THE RECIPE:

Can’t find apple cider? You can totally use apple juice. I’ve tried it both ways. I do prefer cider, but apple juice works just great.

Need a grain-free topping? If you’re following a paleo or grain free diet, this is a great grain free crisp topping. The rest of the crisp is 100% gluten and dairy free, so you’d just need to swap out the topping.

Can’t have nuts? No worries! I’ve tried this topping with gluten free flour instead of the almond flour and additional oats instead of the pecans.

Make ahead tip. This cider caramel sauce will keep for about a week, so you can totally make it ahead of time. The leftovers (if there are any!) are unbelievable on everything from ice cream to you morning oatmeal.

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Cider Caramel Apple Crisp - This gluten free, vegan apple crisp is completely naturally sweetened!

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Cider Caramel Apple Crisp (GF, Vegan) // One Lovely Life

Cider Caramel Apple Crisp (GF, Vegan)


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  • Author: One Lovely Life
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
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This caramel recipe was inspired by Hannah of Honey and Jam. She posted a great recipe at Cup of Jo a few years ago, and I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind since. Thank you, Hannah!


Ingredients

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For the cider caramel:

  • 4 cups apple cider
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil (can use butter or ghee if you like)

For the filling:

  • 6 cups sliced, peeled apples
  • 1/2 cup cider caramel
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch salt

For the topping:

  • 1 cup rolled oats (I use gluten free)
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans (can sub additional oats)
  • 1/4 cup almond flour (can sub white or GF flour)
  • 3 Tbsp coconut oil (can sub butter or ghee if preferred)
  • 3–4 Tbsp cider caramel
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

For the Caramel:

  1. Place cider in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and let the cider reduce. When it’s about half of it’s original volume, add the syrup and coconut oil. Continue to reduce until you have 1 cup of cider caramel. Caramel will be very liquid when hot, but will thicken a bit as it cools.

For the Filling:

  1. Make the filling by tossing apples, caramel, and a pinch of salt together. Pour into a 2 quart (8×8″) baking dish.

For the Topping:

  1. In a medium bowl, make the topping by tossing together oats, pecans, almond meal/flour, oil, syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Blend with a fork until well combined. Sprinkle crumble topping over the apple filling.
  2. Bake at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool before serving. Drizzle remaining cider caramel over the crisp and serve with ice cream, whipped cream, or coconut cream if desired.

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  1. Mama Lynn

    October 15, 2014 at 9:55 am

    “Love” this, love you.

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  2. Juliann

    October 15, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    First, thanks for a dairy free caramel recipe. I can’t wait to try it! Second, what a lovely post. The reason your blog is so nice (besides the great recipes and cute kid pics) is that it is very true to you. Too often, food blogs seem contrived and aimed at getting more readers or pleasing advertisers. I much prefer blogs like yours with a genuineness to the writing and content.

    Reply
  3. Karen @ The Food Charlatan

    October 18, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    thanks for this post Emily! I read it the day you posted and I’ve been thinking about it since. It was a good reminder to me of why I blog. It’s easy to lose focus sometimes. At the end of the day, our blogs are something that we can fall back on, some “me” space, but not really our top priority. Reading this post made me think of The Hunger Games (I’m hoping you’ve read it or this may be lost on you) and the “Careers,” the people who trained and volunteered to fight to the death. Obviously the analogy doesn’t go that far (ha!) but I have to remember that I’m not a career blogger, I’m just getting by, and that’s totally okay. It doesn’t make me worth any less. Okay sorry for waxing philosophical! I’m done!

    Reply
  4. Brielle @ Breezy Bakes

    October 23, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    Great post! It’s hard to find a balance between staying true to yourself and pleasing others. You start feeling like what you’re doing is never good enough, and that defeats the purpose of sharing your talent. Keep shining! You are amazing and doing a wonderful job! Success comes in so many ways. Oh, and the recipe looks divine!

    Reply
  5. paige flamm

    September 26, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    This looks so yummy!

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  6. Kerry Morgan

    October 1, 2017 at 9:46 am

    This looks wonderful! Going to try it tonight. Just wondering. In directions it says to add the arrowroot powder, but in list of ingredients this isn’t listed. Don’t normally cook with this, so don’t want to guess.

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      October 1, 2017 at 12:06 pm

      Kerry – my apologies! I updated the recipe this year and forgot to adjust that in my recipe card! There isn’t any arrowroot in the new version. It’s all correct now!

      Reply
  7. Melissa Griffiths

    October 2, 2017 at 11:49 am

    So perfect for fall!! What DF icecream do you love?

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      October 2, 2017 at 7:17 pm

      Nada Moo is my favorite brand, but I also like So Delicious coconut milk vanilla!

      Reply
  8. Monty Hines

    November 25, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    Going to have for Thanksgiving. How long does it take to reduce carmel

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    • Emily

      November 25, 2020 at 5:59 pm

      Monty – it will depend on the heat of your stove and the size pan you are using, but for me it’s at least 10-15 minutes of simmering before it’s reduced. You’ll want to keep an eye on it and check regularly. It can also be done in advance, so you can make the caramel tonight and it’ll keep for tomorrow!

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