Healthy Apple Pumpkin Crisp: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, No Added Sugar, Soy-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free Recipe
Healthy Apple Pumpkin Crisp: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, No Added Sugar, Soy-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free Recipe
Good afternoon, everyone! I’ve been embracing the challenge of creating healthy recipes this fall, which is a major goal for my blog. Crafting dishes that are not only delicious but also align with a healthy lifestyle has been incredibly rewarding. I love knowing that the food I eat is both nourishing and enjoyable, and Kyle has been loving these recipes too! I wish I could enjoy this particular recipe while blogging, but Kyle enjoyed it so much that he used it as his post-workout snack.
I’ve got about twenty more healthy recipes in the pipeline that I’m excited to share with you soon. If you have any favorite dishes you’d like to see a healthy twist on, feel free to drop your suggestions in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.
This time of year is all about pumpkins and apples! If you’ve been apple-picking, you’ll want to save this recipe for all your seasonal baking. I’m excited to go apple-picking next week, and we’re bringing the pups along for the fun!
With a rainy weekend on our hands, Saturday morning was the perfect opportunity to get baking. I decided to try my hand at a pumpkin apple crisp. A few years ago, I shared an apple crisp recipe on my blog—it wasn’t exactly healthy, but it was one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. This time, I aimed to create a healthier version, cutting out the butter and sugar and adding pumpkin for a seasonal twist. While I didn’t have time to make whipped cream, I think a dollop would complement this dessert perfectly!
This recipe is perfect for last-minute baking. Chances are, you already have all the ingredients in your pantry! Whether you’re bringing a dessert to a potluck or just craving something sweet after dinner, this is the ideal go-to recipe.
Pumpkin Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour (make any flour swaps you'd like)
- 3/4 Cup Quick-Cooking Oats
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 Tablespoon Pumpkin Spice
- 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
- 3 Large Honey Crisp Apples (peeled & sliced)
- 3 Large Granny Smith Apples (peeled & sliced)
- 1/2 Cup Swerve
- 1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 Large Egg (optional)
- 1/4 Cup Water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an oven-safe dish.
- Mix together the egg, vanilla, and pumpkin.
- In a larger bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the apples in the swerve, and sprinkle more pumpkin spice and cinnamon over the top. *I added about a teaspoon of each. note: (If you do not have/want to use swerve, replace it with your choice of sweetener.)
- Add a glob of the pumpkin mixer and a spoonful of the dry ingredients in with the apple bowl. Give it a stir. Add the apples to the baking dish and pour the water evenly over the top.
- Mix together the wet and dry ingredients. Crumble the pumpkin and oat mixture over the apples evenly. *Note: If you want a crispier top crust, sprinkle honey over the top.
- Bake 30-33 minutes. *Keep an eye on the dessert because all ovens cook differently.
Notes
Nutrition
Is there anything better than the cozy combination of pumpkin spice and cinnamon apples?
You can absolutely make this recipe vegan—just leave out the egg! It works perfectly fine without it.
Mix the dry and wet ingredients.
As this was baking, the entire house was filled with the heavenly aroma of apple and pumpkin pie. It was absolutely delightful.
No matter what you do, don’t throw out the apple peels. Bake them into crispy apple chips. Bake at 250 for three hours. Add pumpkin spice, swerve/or honey, and a little cooking spray. 
These would be amazing in a cinnamon dip or caramel sauce. They’re also good all by themselves, too! 
You could also make this recipe for breakfast food prep. I vote YES for having apple crisp for breakfast. 
The dessert turned out perfectly. This would be a great dessert for Thanksgiving for guests who have food allergies or are trying to stay on track during the holidays. I plan on making healthier recipes all season long. I want to try to make a peach version of this. 
This recipe makes 10 large servings.
Per Serving: 110 Calories, 23g Carbs, 1g Fat, 2g Protein, 4g Fiber, 6g Sugar
Questions for you!
- Do you enjoy healthier versions of your favorite recipes?
- Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what!!
I wish I could say “yum” to this but I’m allergic to apples!! 🙁
I would looooove to see some type of healthy lemon bar recipe!
Maybe try it with peaches!
I’m considering dressing up like a ring master! I have dark lipstick that I’m excited to use.
That could be fun! You’d totally pull it off!
Pumpkin and apples….in one recipe?! SIGN ME UP! This crisp looks so delightful. I really want to try making it for a potluck without the egg (all of my fellow friends and club members are vegan)!
You can 100% do it without the egg! Enjoy!!!
OMG. This looks HEAVENLY. No joke, Ben and I will put down an entire baking dish of apple crisp (clearly self-control is not our strong suit…), so this is perfect. I love finding healthier versions of my favorite recipes! Ben will love you for this too!
Lol we had no self-control on this one !:(Enjoy!!!
I absolutely LOVE healthier versions of my favorite foods! I will admit — I made the unhealthy version of your apple crisp this past weekend… Mark ate almost all of it before I got home from work on Monday!! That seriously is the best apple crisp recipe that I’ve ever made. I’m excited to try this one! And please do the peach one — I love peaches!
Probably not this year… I actually have a wedding the weekend most festivities will be taking place, so I’ll be dressed up for that instead! Are you dressing up?!
HAHAHA That unhealthy version of the apple crisp is literally deadly!!! I have to do a peach one. I actually bought peaches and forgot I had them ripening in a brown bag….yup they are legit molded now lol
I will NOT be dressing up this year lol. I just want to hand out candy 🙂
First off, YUM! I love apple crisp. I’m so jealous that you’re going apple picking, that will be so fun 🙂
And second, I have never heard of Swerve until your blog. I think I’ll need to get some.
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I have never been so excited !!:)
girl, swerve is a game changer!! It’s legit like sugar.
I love apple crisp/crumble – can’t get enough of it. Love this recipe, super nice infusion of the pumpkin for fall. Thanks, Taralynn!
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Thanks, Charmaine!!
YUM!
It most certainly is!
Healthy mac and Cheese! 😍ultimate comfort food, I always add broccoli but that’s as healthy as it gets!
I’ve seen some pretty crazy man & cheese recipes out there!
This looks amazing!! I also love what you did with the apple skins.. genius!! I just bought a house and there is an apple tree in the back yard so I know what I will be making ASAP 😉 Thanks for sharing girl!!
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Love homemade apple chips too!! You’ll be able to make so many! i need to plant an apple tree 😀
This looks delicious Taralynn! I can’t wait to try it out! I thought I would leave a recommendation on something I would love to see you make. I would love to see your spin on chicken and dressing. (I really love making my own cornbread for it!) That is one of my favorite things to eat this time of year but I know it can be very high in calories. Loved the post! <3
Thanks, Charity!!
I actually have a homemade cornbread recipe on my blog!:) Only 65 calories 🙂
Here is the link
https://simplytaralynn.com/2013/07/08/healthy-65-calorie-low-carb-cornbread/
I’ve got all my ingredients ready to make this this afternoon. I get off work at 2:00 on Thursdays and usually take a short nap, but I’m skipping out on that today to make this for some friends I have coming into town tonight. I woke up at 3:00 a.m. this morning so excited to try this out. If I’d had the ingredients at the time, I think I would have gotten up and made it right then.
I hope you enjoy!!!!
Can i use peaches?
sure!! or blueberries!
You should post the chicken recipe soon. Kyles wings!
We need to get around to perfecting it and taking photos!!
Have you ever made your own pumpkin puree?
No, but I should! I heard it’s so easy.
I am going to try the vegan version. Thanks!
ENJOY! XO
Yum!
😀
You’re nailing the recipes lately. Keep it up!
Aww thank you!!
This looks fabulous! Thank you for offering gluten-free and vegan options!
Thank you & you’re welcome! xo
Can you make this without the pumpkin?
If you don’t want pumpkin, substitute it for applesauce!
Do you store it in the fridge?
I store everything in the fridge lol 🙂
You should do cooking videos!
that’d be a blast!
girl, i’m waiting for your pumpkin spice creamer recipe!! ;p
i know i need to post soon!!
Ohhh this sounds delicious! I love apple crisp but haven’t thought to add pumpkin to it!
It was a lovely addition!
pumpkin cheesecake bites
Those sound so good!
My five year old loved this recipe. I used honey instead of Swerve and it turned out delicious. He’s a picky eater so I was pleased. Thank you!
That is awesome to hear!!
I love using swerve!
Complete game changer!
I love love LOVE this recipe! So many times I see healthy recipes that contain all sorts of ingredients I’ve never even heard of, but I have literally all of these in my kitchen right now. Any time I can make a classic favorite into something healthier I take full advantage. One of my favorites is a cauliflower alfredo sauce! Plus it helps get in an extra serving of veggies which is never a bad thing!
I really need to try that cauliflower alfredo sauce!!
Healthy pumpkin cheesecake might be something cool to try 🙂
oh yum!!
I second this!!
What exactly is swerve? I know it is an alternate to sugar but is it fake like splenda with the aspartame? I have had problems with aspartame in the past and other artificial sweeteners, so i just want to know more before I use it! This recipe sure looks yummy!!
No! not at all.
“Swerve is made from ingredients found in select fruits and starchy root vegetables, and contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives or flavors. It’s zero-calorie, non-glycemic and safe for those living with diabetes, since it has no effect on blood glucose or insulin levels.”
I used to make really good chocolate chip peanut butter oatmeal cookies…. Then I tried to healthify it so much that it tasted like bland oatmeal patties 😛 I’ve heard of recipes using black beans for brownies and chickpeas for chocolate chip cookies. Haven’t gone that far yet!
Hahaha! I’ve actually done both, and chickpeas for muffins! The chickpea flour is tough because of how dry it is!
Thank you so much for always posting recipes like this! My best friend has TWENTY SEVEN food allergies so it’s nice to have someone post recipes that taste great and won’t be any harm to her.
I wanted to ask, are you still working towards your personal training certification? With how much you love to work out, I really think you would be a great group class trainer!
Hahaha love it!! & I hope she enjoys it!!!
I am still! 🙂
loooove the pictureees! omg 🙂 and it looks so yummy! im totally gonna make itt!
Thank you, Natalia!!
This looks awesome!! I love making Oh She Glows’ pumpkin ‘mac and cheese’– there’s no cheese, but it’s a savory pumpkin sauce that’s made even better with cinnamon. So good!
That sounds so good!!!
We loved this!
yay!!
Mine wouldn’t crumble. I had to use a butter knife to spread it around 😒 my apples turned out great but that’s it.
If it doesn’t crumble, it may have needed more oats or flour or less pumpkin 🙂
This happened to me too, I don’t think I dispersed it correctly but it still hardened really nicely and was really, really good!
It’s much different because it has pumpkin added in! ::) Either add more oats/less pumpkin!
Love the photography! Came here from FoodGawker and now I’m a blog fan!
Yay! That is so wonderful to hear!
This recipe was a hit!
Awww yay!!
Hello Taralynn,
I cant wait to try your pumpkin crisp recipe! I love anything with pumpkin in it. This is one recipe I have never heard of. I am also in love with your gorgeous pretty floral vintage plate! Is there anyway you can tell me what company om the back of the plate that made it? I collect vintage plates and I would love to find one some day on ebay hopefully. Thanks so much for your awesome double whammy post! Sincerely Heather
This looks so delicious and and healthy too, the perfect food for this time of year! thanks for sharing
Eme x
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This recipe sounds…the combination of the pumpkins and apples sounds like it will taste and smell divine. I recently attempted baking for the 1st time ever from scratch your Healthy Zucchini Bread it turned out great.
Thank you, Taralynn for the inspiration 🙂
I haven’t made it yet, but what size pan would you recommend?
Thanks,
Anna
Don’t know if I needed to add the recipe that I need the pan size for is the Pumpkin Apple Crisp.