Yield: 1 serving. Just kidding (but not really)
Ingredients
- butter, for the skillet
- squirt of lemon juice, about 1 teaspoon
- 2 lbs apples, peeled, cored, & chopped
- 1/3 cup apple juice concentrate (in the freezer aisle)
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
For the Topping
- 3 tablespoons tapioca flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut flour
- 2 ounces (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 tablespoon apple juice concentrate
Method
Place your oven rack in the middle of the oven and turn on broil.
In a medium oven-safe skillet (cast iron recommended), melt a few tablespoons of butter of medium-high heat. Add in the lemon juice, apples, apple concentrate, raisins, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Stir to combine and let cook until the a.j. concentrate has reduced and things get bubbly, about 5-6 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Meanwhile…
In a small bowl, combine the tapioca and coconut flours. Toss in the butter and use your hands to create small pea-sized crumbs. Gently stir in apple juice concentrate.
Sprinkle the mixture evenly on top of the apples and place in the oven. Broil until the top has lightly browned, about 4-6 minutes.
11 Comments
Shannon
June 27, 2013 at 3:51 pmOH MAN I’m so making this tonight. But, husband will want to add ice cream…
Mark Gould
June 27, 2013 at 4:23 pmLooks fantastic!! Ice cream with it does sound good though!
Donna
June 28, 2013 at 1:46 pmWaah….no frozen apple juice concentrate in France!! Could I possibly use apple sauce instead or do you think I should reduce regular apple juice on the stove?….This looks wonderful and I love your topping/crisp concoction…this must be made! Thank you for sharing the sort of speedy fare required in our house for a quickly expedited dessert!
megan keatley
June 30, 2013 at 10:07 amapple juice would work too.
Julianne Pieratt
July 11, 2013 at 5:03 pmDelicious! Thanks for the recipe! Since the topping didn’t make as much as I hoped, I doubled it. To the above commenters, I put a dollop of coconut ice cream (the one closest to paleo as you can find in the store, or if you have some time, homemade is ideal), it satisfied the sort of “a la mode” I craved. 🙂
Julie
July 31, 2013 at 7:01 pmThis looks awesome! I have some sweet cherries from Costco…wondering if you think I could sub them for the apples and make it a cherry crisp? Would you still do the apple juice concentrate?
Allison
July 31, 2013 at 7:33 pmThis was so good! I doubled the topping and added a bit of orange zest to the apples. I also didn’t have apple juice concentrate so I used pineapple instead which was on hand. Very good, especially with some coconut milk over it. The crust/topping was so good and chewy.I love tapioca flour. It was like bread pudding which I have been craving. Will put this in the desert rotation!
Terra
August 11, 2013 at 8:48 pmThe topping ended up tasting a little powdery/saw-dusty. I feel like every time I use coconut flour this happens (I’m wondering if it’s the brand of coconut flour?). The apples part is delicious though!
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Kathy
April 15, 2015 at 7:21 pmI’m essentially following a nut-free Paleo diet and am always on the look out for good recipes of all kinds. Sadly, this was not one of them. I found it to be nothing more than sauteed apples with dry dribbles on the top. This is not my idea of an apple crisp. I guess if I had spent more time analyzing the ingredients and steps I would have known that there would be a low likelihood of success. Sorry to be a buzz kill but just trying to spare someone the disappointment.
Karen
March 20, 2016 at 10:05 amwhats the nutrient numbers… I’m on a LCHF diet.. but this looks like it might fit. Hope so
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