Easy Cranberry Crisp
This easy cranberry crisp is a fresh flavor, lower in sugar than apple crisp, ready in 20 minutes, and bright with holiday colors. Serve hot or cold, alone or with ice cream.
Servings: 12
Calories: 153kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 ¾ cups almond flour
- 1 ½ cup granola I used cranberry almond.
- 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Filling
- 1 cup cranberries (whole fresh or frozen cranberries)
- 4 apples (peeled, cored and cut in slices)
- ½ cup apple cider
- 3 tablespoon arrowroot or corn starch (or any flour)
- 4 tbsps cinnamon
Topping
- ½ cup granola
Instructions
Prep
- Preheat the oven to 375 F
- Using a food processor or blender, grind down the granola meant for the crust so it is more finely ground.
- Set aside an 8-inch by 8-inch pan or casserole dish that is oven-safe. Since you will serve directly from this dish, make it a pretty one.
Make Crust
- Combine crust ingredients in the pan you plan to cook the crisp in. Using a fork, stir the ingredients together.1 ¾ cups almond flour, 1 ½ cup granola, 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened, 2 tablespoon cinnamon, pinch of salt
- Using the same fork, level the mixture roughly on to the bottom of the pan.
Make Cranberry filling
- Wash, peel and core the four apples. I ended up with about 4 cups of sliced apples. Put them in a bowl and sprinkle them with cinnamon and the arrowroot powder.4 apples, 4 tbsps cinnamon, 3 tablespoon arrowroot or corn starch
- Pile the cinnamon apple slices onto the crust.
- Wash the cranberries, toss those in cinnamon, and add them to the pile of apples.1 cup cranberries, 2 tablespoon cinnamon
- Sprinkle whole granola on top.½ cup granola
Bake your Crisp
- Bake for 15 minutes or until top is browned but not too dark, and a test apple seems soft and cooked, then remove from the oven and let cool before serving.
Storage
- Either refrigerate 3-4 days or freeze long term.
Notes
If you want a softer filling, bubble the apples and cranberry filling in a pan for 10 minutes prior to layering it on the crust.
Don't peel the apples for extra fiber.
Use any granola you like, however a cranberry flavor would fit well.
Nutrition
Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
