This single serving apple crisp (or double serving, if you're feeling generous) is made with one apple and flavored with a healthy dose of whiskey and ginger. It's easy to make gluten-free by using gluten-free oats.
Ginger and Whiskey Gluten-Free 1-Apple Crisp - it's fall, y'all!
Article and recipe courtesy of Mary Fran Wiley
I love pumpkin and pumpkin-spice everything. But for me, the real star of fall is the apple. Sure, you can get apples year round, but they are at their best right from the orchard in the fall here in the Midwest.
Sweet and tangy. Crisp and juicy. I mean, what’s not to like?
Going apple picking is the most fun.
Throw in a trip to the orchard with some of your friends to pick some of your own, and apples are pretty much the best ever.
I can’t resist a bag full of my favorite fruit – my willpower is so poor that I came home with 10 pounds of Pink Lady apples. You know, to feed the gnomes I have hidden in the closet.
Making a single serving apple crisp (or double):
With a kitchen that is too small to make and can apple sauce or apple pie filling and a decidedly smaller number of gnomes to eat my food than I had thought, I had to get creative with how I used up those apples. One of my favorite easy desserts is apple crisp. I can whip one up without a recipe and can make it in any size from single serving apple crisp to crowd-sized.
This time, I wanted to do something special. (And I wanted to do it in a way that didn’t involve a dessert for a crowd).
So, dear reader, meet my Ginger & Whiskey 1-Apple Crisp.
Here's what you need for this single serving apple crisp:
- 1 large tart apple
- whiskey or spiced rum
- fresh ginger
- butter
- oats (gluten-free)
- brown sugar
- salt
Choosing whiskey for this single serving apple crisp:
The whiskey I use is millet whiskey* from a local distillery along with some fresh ginger to spice things up. You could also use your favorite whiskey or even substitute spiced rum.
Making this apple crisp gluten-free:
To make this truly gluten-free, you need to make sure your oats are certified. Gluten-free oats are available from a variety of sources – recently I found some from Chex at the local super market, but they are available from Bob’s Red Mill as well. You could also use quinoa flakes if you are allergic to oats.
Ginger and Whiskey Single Serving Apple Crisp
Ingredients
- 1 large apple (or 2 small) - tart baking apples such as Pink Ladies or Granny Smith are ideal, but any apple will work
- 2 tablespoon whiskey*
- ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger divided
- 3 tablespoon butter very soft or melted
- 1 cup gluten-free oats
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- Slice apple into even slices – I leave the skin on, but you can peel the apples if you want.
- In an oven-safe bowl or 5-6 inch baking dish, toss the apple, the whiskey and half the ginger.
- If your butter is fresh from the fridge, go ahead and put it in the microwave for 20 seconds. It’s ok if it melts.
- In a medium bowl, combine the remaining ginger, butter, oats, brown sugar and salt. I use my hands to mush it together.
- Crumble the topping over the apple slices in your bowl or baking dish.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the apples are soft and the topping is golden brown.
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe courtesy: Mary Fran Wiley
Here's a couple more apple crisp recipes you'll love:
Grain-Free Paleo Apple Crisp:
This Grain-Free Paleo Apple Crisp recipe is easy to put together and so delicious, no one will miss the grains! It’s sweet and delicious, loaded with sugary-tart apple flavor, Paleo-friendly, and dairy-free too.
Gluten-Free Apple Crisp Recipe:
This simple gluten-free apple crisp from Rachelle of Footloose and Gluten Free will have people thinking you spent hours preparing. We won't tell anyone...
About in gluten in whiskey (or lack thereof):
*Gluten doesn’t survive distillation, so any whiskey that doesn’t have added colors or flavors should be safe on a gluten-free diet. It’s proven science. However, some people are sensitive to other parts of the grain that do survive distillation, so please don’t use it if it bothers you. The millet whiskey I used can be found online and through high-end liquor stores. You can always leave out the whiskey or replace it with a dark or spiced rum.
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