Gluten Free Apple Crisp

Submitted by VNess

"Thank you Oregonian! I don't miss many desserts since giong gluten-free, but this is one of the few. Oh so good..."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 6 large apples (such as Granny Smith or McIntosh)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 1⁄2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 3⁄4 cup rice flour
• 2 teaspoons tapioca starch
• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 1 quart low-fat vanilla ice cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Peel, quarter, core and slice the apples 1/2-inch thick. In a medium bowl, toss the apple slices with the lemon juice, orange juice, orange zest and ginger. Transfer the apples to the prepared baking pan. Set aside.
3. In a food processor, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, rice flour and tapioca starch; pulse for 2 to 3 seconds. Add butter in tablespoons and pulse until the mixture is crumbly, with butter pieces no bigger than a pea. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples.
4. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until the apples are tender and juices are bubbling in the center. Serve topped with vanilla ice cream.

Reviews

[MaryDel]

This was good, but my rice flour still tasted grainy. My DH and I enjoyed it, but the kids preferred the ice cream.