Healthy Apple Cobbler Recipe

A healthy apple cobbler recipe that is easy to make from scratch and will be the perfect fall dessert for holiday baking! Made gluten-free, with no refined sugar, and fresh juicy apples, just add some creamy vanilla ice cream on top and you’re set!

When I think of fall, I think of cozy baked goods like warm apple cobbler with a scoop of sweet vanilla ice cream on top. It instantly brings me back to my childhood days when we would play outside in the leaves all day and then come inside to comforting smells of cinnamon baked apples in the oven.

I’ve always been a fan of apples in my desserts. It’s actually one of the only fruits that I like when it comes to what goes into my sweets! We grew up on my grandma’s apple pie and I think that was what did the trick to getting me to fall in love with apple recipes.

Apple cobbler is one of those desserts that just puts you in the fall mood. It’s full of warm, cinnamon apples, lots of fresh fall spices, and a buttery crumble that compliments the sweet apples.

Traditional apple cobbler recipe is made with ingredients that may leave you feeling like you have a sugar hangover so we made a low carb apple cobbler in order to prevent that from happening.

This apple cobbler is also gluten-free and can be made vegan with the swap of coconut oil for butter. We use simple ingredients like almond flour, honeycrisp apples, pecans, cinnamon, and maple syrup to capture that traditional fall dessert flavor.

Is apple cobbler easy to make?

This healthy apple cobbler is very easy to make. I used to think that desserts like cobblers or crisps were too fancy and would take way too long to make. That was until I actually decided to make one and I realized just how simple they are.

It only takes a little bit of slicing, a little bit of pulsing, and a little bit of baking and you’ll be able to feed an entire crowd with this warm healthy apple cobbler.

The ingredients:

• apples – I used honeycrisp for this, but you can use any apples that you want. Pink Lady, Granny Smith, or Ambrosia would work great here! I also peeled, cored, and sliced pretty thin. Peeling is totally optional as the skin itself gets pretty soft when baking.
• almond flour – replaces regular white flour, giving this cobbler a moist and nutty crumble topping and a boost of healthy fats!
• coconut shreds – these are optional but really give texture to the cobbler. Highly recommend using it!
• butter – I love using butter in this recipe, it gives it a silky smooth taste but you can also replace with coconut oil if you want to keep this dairy free.
• maple syrup – a perfect sweetener for apple cobbler. only a little natural sugar is used in this recipe because the apples are already sweet!
• pecans – they also add texture to the cobbler, but any nut can be used here! I’ve also made this with walnuts and it was delicious.
• pumpkin pie spice – this is my favorite blend even when working with apples. You can also use apple pie spice or just cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger if that is all you have!

How to make apple cobbler

Healthy apple cobbler takes ten minutes to throw in the oven. There are a few simple steps between you and a warm bowl of cobbler with ice cream.

First things first: peel, core, and slice your apples about 1/8 inch thick. You then want to throw them into a bowl with lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.Stir until all mixed up.

Prepare your crumble topping: In a food processor, blend together butter (which has been cut into cubes), pecans, almond flour, maple syrup, coconut shreds, vanilla and spices. Pulse until well combined but not over blended into mush. You want there to be some texture.

Combine the two: add your apples to a dish, including all the liquid that is at the bottom of the bowl, and then spread your crumble evenly on top.

Bake! Let the oven do the magic and get prepared for your whole house to smell like fall.

What to serve with healthy apple cobbler

We serve our healthy apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream. A big scoop of cool ice cream pairs perfectly with the warm apple cobbler.

You can also serve it with whipped cream! Both options would be delicious.

How to store cobbler

If you are not eating it right away, store the rest in the refrigerator in baking dish with aluminum foil on top. However I highly recommend eating within the first four hours for the most fresh apple cobbler.

You can heat it back up in the microwave in individual portions.

Here are some other similar recipes that you may also like!

• Mini Apple Pie
• Savory Pumpkin Hummus
• Apple Crumble Pie

If you make this recipe, be sure to comment below and let me know how it was! Also tag @erinliveswhole on Instagram and use the hashtag #erinliveswhole so I can see it and feature you!

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