The Voice of Innkeeping Vol 2 Issue 6 January 2018 | Page 35

Slow Cooker Apple Crisp - Gluten Free!

A great wintery dish!

Sweet apples topped with crumbly, buttery oats and slow cooked with cinnamon and brown sugar. Serve warm and top with vanilla ice cream. This Slow Cooker Apple Crisp recipe is so incredibly easy to make, you'll never want to make it in the oven again!

Servings: 8 servings

For the Apples

• 6-7 Granny Smith Apples peeled,

cored and sliced

• Juice of 1 lemon

• 1/4 cup white sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp .baking powder

For the Topping

• 1/2 cup dry oats (instant or rolled

certified gluten free)

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour gluten free

• 8 tbsp butter unsalted, 1 stick

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup white sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

1.Place sliced apples in slow cooker.

2. Add lemon juice, cinnamon, white sugar, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Stir until apples

are evenly coated.

3. In a mixing bowl, add oats, flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir to

combine all ingredients.

4. Cut butter into flour mixture.

5. Using a spoon or your hands, combine flour mixture and butter until it forms a dough.

6. Crumble dough on top of apples evenly.

7. Place lid on slow cooker and set on High for 2 hours OR Low for 4 hours.

8. Open lid part way and cook for about an additional hour to let top get "crispy".