Last weekend Nikki offered to make an apple crisp for me using a sugar alternative and gluten free oats. I suggested maple syrup and she added maple flavoring to increase the maple. It turned out really well so I came up with a recipe for it. She didn’t measure anything so most of the measurements I used below are estimates. It’s more like cooking than baking, though, so I’m confident it will still taste good. 🙂

Filling:
6 baking apples, peeled, cored & sliced
2 Tbs maple syrup
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Topping:
3/4 cup gluten free rolled oats
1/4 cup brown rice flour
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup vegan margarine, melted
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp maple flavoring

Preheat oven to 375*F. Lightly butter a 9″x9″ square baking dish. Combine filling ingredients in a large bowl. Toss apples until cinnamon and syrup coat them evenly. Pour apples into the baking dish. Combine the melted margarine, syrup, maple flavoring, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir or whisk until blended. In another bowl, mix oats and rice flour. Pour the margarine syrup mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until evenly combined. Spoon topping over the top of the apples and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until apples are partially cooked and topping is brown. Best served warm!