Apple Crisp
5.00 from 8 ratings- Prep
- 25 mins
- Cook
- 35 mins
- Cool
- 10 mins
- Total
- 1 hr 10 mins
- Makes
- 8 servings
Ingredients
Topping:
Filling:
Instructions
Prepare: Position oven rack in center of oven, and preheat to 350 F.
Make Topping: Stir all topping ingredients except melted butter in large mixing bowl until well-mixed. Stir in melted butter until mixture becomes moistened crumbles. Set aside.
Cook Filling: Melt butter in nonstick 10-inch skillet over medium heat. As it starts to bubble, stir occasionally to avoid burning. Once it starts to brown and releases nutty aroma, carefully stir in water to cool butter, then stir in sweetener, cinnamon, and vanilla until dissolved. Bring to simmer, and add apple wedges and blackberries. Cook until most of released liquid is evaporated and softened apples are easily punctured, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Turn off heat.
Assemble: Transfer filling to 9x5-inch baking dish (Note 6), using spatula to scrape out every last bit of sticky sauce. Spread out filling to cover bottom of baking dish. Spread topping evenly over filling, breaking up large chunks and making sure filling is fully covered.
Bake: Transfer baking dish to oven. Bake uncovered at 350 F until topping looks crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. It will be very hot, so cool for about 10 minutes before serving (Note 7).
Nutrition
| Makes 8 Servings |
| Amount Per Serving: |
| Calories 200 (72% from fat) | |
| Total Fat 16g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium 60mg | 3% |
| Net Carb 8.5g | |
| Total Carb 13g (Note 8) | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.5g | 19% |
| Sugars 7g | |
| Protein 3g |
NOTES & TIPS
(1) Pecans. About 2 ounces weight. You can substitute them with your preferred chopped nuts.(2) Almond Flour. About 2 ounces weight. I use almond flour that is blanched, which means the skins are taken off of the almonds, so the resulting flour looks white. I typically use Costco's Kirkland brand, which has 2 grams of net carbs per 1/4 cup serving. Don't substitute with coconut flour or other flours, which vary in their absorbency.
(3) Sweetener. About 1.3 ounces weight. Confectioners Swerve is a dry sweetener that measures the same as regular powdered sugar; it's not the same as pure erythritol, which is about 70% as sweet. You can make powdered sweetener by running granules through a blender like a Nutribullet. Substitute with your preferred dry or liquid sweetener by adding it to taste or checking its packaging to determine how it compares to regular sugar.
(4) Apples. About 1 pound total. Use sweet and crisp varieties such as Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp, or Braeburn, which maintain their texture and shape during cooking.
(5) Blackberries. About 6 ounces weight. You can substitute with a different type of berry such as blueberries or raspberries. For a larger filling double the amount of berries and optionally use 50% blackberries and 50% of another type — just add an extra 5 minutes for cooking the filling until thickened. Note that the berries are mostly disintegrated after cooking, so they provide flavor and color to the apple crisp’s filling, not texture. The reason that a mixture of berries and apples are used for the filling — as opposed to 100% apples — is to keep carbs at a minimum.
(6) Baking Dish. I use a glass 1.5 quart loaf baking dish that measures 9x5 inches. You don't need to line or grease it.
(7) Serving / Leftovers. This apple crisp is perfect when served with a scoop of keto vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate leftovers, either in the original baking dish or divided into separate containers. To reheat, transfer the apple crisp to an oven-safe dish and bake at 350 F until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Do not use the microwave, which will turn the topping into a soggy mess.
(8) Carbs. The nutrition calculation assumes you are using Swerve or a similar erythritol-based sweetener that uses sugar alcohols, whose carbs are non-impact and therefore not included in the nutrition estimate. Apps that count sugar alcohols will show a higher number of carbs.