Mini Apple Crisps

​I have to say this recipe turned out to be so delicious and wayyy better than I thought it was going to. I'm not much of a baker, I tend to gravitate toward desserts that don't need exact measurements, so that I can play around with ingredients and taste test as I go.  In all honesty though, I had bought a lot of honey crisp apples and I didn't want them to go to waste so I thought I'd try making a dessert. I also made them individual serving sizes using ramekins, this makes the experience more fun and also more flavorful in my opinion. 
I used dairy- free "cookies and cream" ice cream on top (because that's all I had in my fridge) and let me just tell you,  this was a happy accident because it went so perfectly on top of the warm apple crisp! Not to mention the date caramel sauce I made to drizzle on top! (Recipe below.) Feel free to use whatever dairy free ice cream you desire to make it perfect for your taste! 
This recipe is so perfect for fall....even though it is spring right now... but who cares right? It made perfect use for my apples and it's definitely good enough to eat all year round!
Vegan
Gluten-Free 
Real Ingredients 

INGREDIENTS

• Dairy free ice cream (For topping) 

Filling 

• 3 apples, peeled and sliced ( I used honeycrisp)
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar 
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice 
• 2 Tbsp potato starch
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Crumble Topping 

• 2/3 cup gluten-free quick cooking rolled oats 
• 1/3 cup gluten-free baking flour of your choice ( I used garbanzo and fava flour)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (you could use pecans, walnuts, or almonds)
•  1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1 Tbsp coconut sugar 
• pinch of sea salt
• oil spray to lightly coat the ramekins 

Caramel Sauce

• 4 dates, pitted
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• pinch of sea salt (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the "filling" ingredients except for the apples. Set aside.
​3. Peel and slice apples, transfer to the mixing bowl and stir coating all the apples with the filling mixture. 
​4. In a separate bowl combine all "crumble topping" ingredients, set aside.
5.  Lightly spray 4 ramekins with oil.
​6. Divide the apple filling into the 4 ramekins.
7. Add the crumble on top of the apples, filling each ramekin.
8. Lightly spray the tops of each with oil.
9. Place in the oven and bake for 30 -35 minutes, until starting to brown on top.
10. While that is baking, make your caramel sauce by placing all the sauce ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
11. Place the caramel drizzle sauce in the fridge for about 10 minutes or longer while the apple crisps continue to bake.
12. Once they are done baking, remove from the oven and allow them to cool for about 10-15 minutes. 
​13. Drizzle each apple crisp with the caramel sauce and serve with a scoop of ice cream on top.

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