Gluten-Free Brown Butter Chia Seed Apple Crisp

Warm cinnamon maple apples. Golden buttery oat crumble. Deep caramel notes from brown butter and coconut sugar.

This is the kind of old-fashioned fall dessert that makes the whole kitchen smell incredible.

Made with three of my favorite Quay Naturals baking staples: chia seeds for a little extra fiber and texture, coconut sugar for rich caramel-like sweetness and Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour for that golden, tender crumble.

And those chia seeds? They blend right into the apples and buttery oat topping while adding plant-based omega-3s and fiber.

Ingredients

Apple Filling

• 4 sliced apples
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp Quay Naturals Organic Chia Seeds
• Pinch of sea salt

Brown Butter Crumble

• ¾ cup certified gluten-free rolled oats
• ½ cup Quay Naturals Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour
• ¼ cup Quay Naturals Organic Coconut Sugar
• 1 tbsp Quay Naturals chia seeds
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• 6 tbsp browned butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Toss apples with maple syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, chia seeds and salt.
3. Transfer to a buttered baking dish.
4. Brown the butter until golden and nutty.
5. Mix oats, flour, coconut sugar, chia seeds, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the brown butter until crumbly.
6. Sprinkle over the apples.
7. Bake for 35–40 minutes until bubbly and golden.
8. Let rest for 10 minutes.
9. Serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream or a spoonful of thick Greek yogurt.

Simple seasonal ingredients, a little extra nourishment and all the cozy comfort of homemade apple crisp.