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    You are here: Home / Cuisines / American / Sugar Free Apple Crisp

    Sugar Free Apple Crisp

    13 August 2018 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    When you think of an apple crisp recipe, you generally associate lots and lots of granulated sugar required to make the dish palatable.

    Ingredients to make sugar free apple crisp Cinnamon Sugar Apple Oats Flour Lemon

    There were times in the kitchen when I was cooking or baking desserts, and I couldn’t believe just how much sugar is needed for some recipes. Well, would you have ever imagined of making sugar free dessert let alone making a sugar free apple crisp?

    Yes, it is possible to prepare the aforementioned with the right sugar substitute, which is a low-calorie sweetener and is just as intense when it comes to delivering sweetness. Thanks to Hermesetas, cooking sugar-free desserts is possible!

    sugar free apple crisp

    An apple crisp is a dessert which comprises chopped apples that are generally topped with a layer of crisp crust, which is then baked.  Apple crisp is also known in the UK as an apple crumble.

    Ordinarily, you need cooked apples, brown sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon. However, there are also versions where you can find ingredients such as oats, ginger and nutmeg as well as versions with other types of fruits.

    Baked apples in two white pans to make sugar free apple crisp

    Hermesetas

    The secret to making this sugar free apple crisp is the Hermesetas Granulated sweetener. First and foremost, it is heat stable and therefore perfect for cooking, baking, and sprinkling on fruits or cereal.

    You can also add it to hot drinks. Would you believe that there are only 2 calories per spoonful? Ultimately, it has over 90% fewer calories than sugar per serve (1.5 vs. 16.7 Cal).

    A single teaspoon of Hermesetas Granulated sweetener sweetens as much as a teaspoon of sugar. So, in most cases, you can actually use a 1:1 ratio when you cook with it!

    Bottles of liquid Hermesetas to make sugar free apple crisp

    All Hermesetas products are developed by and manufactured for Hermes Sweeteners Ltd., based in Switzerland. Hermesetas products are produced in modern food processing facilities all over Europe with each production site specialising in different Hermesetas product types.

    Complying with Swiss quality requirements, all manufacturers have extremely high quality standards. To learn more about the Hermesetas company and its history, click here.

    I’ve already made two sugar free desserts using Hermesetas products, and they turned out splendid!  Check out my sugar free chocolate chip cookies, which are ideal if you want cut down on your kids’ sugar consumption.

    If you want to cook to impress without paying the price, then this sugar free angel food cake is a popular choice for dinner!

    Raw apples with the cinnamon sugar crumble on top to make sugar free apple crisp

    the apples

    To obtain the best flavour in your sugar free apple crisp, you’ll need to source apples that are quite tart. The apple of choice for baking is generally a Granny Smith apple because of its high acidity.

    When you bake it, it retains its shape and doesn’t fall apart. Sometimes, red apples can become too mushy and they tend to lose themselves in the overall sweetness.

    In either case, these apples are perfect for baking and should get you the end result you are looking for:

    • Jonagold: they and also tart and hold extremely well in the oven.
    • Honeycrisp: crisp texture and holds well.
    • Braeburn: releases quite a lot of juice but without becoming mushy.
    • Pink Lady: sweet and tart. Best to eat as is!
    • Winesap: deep cider notes and holds well.
    • Mutsu: very solid and firm. Perfect for baking for longer periods.

    If you’ve bought too many apples, you can use the leftover ones next day for making a light creamy apple salad. Or, you can go all on and make apple pie cookies instead.

    A finished bowl of sugar free apple crisp with whole apples and cinnamon sticks on a counter

    apple crisp recipe

    What I enjoy most about a sugar free apple crisp is that you can easily jazz it up with additional fruits. For example, take inspiration from my apple and blackberry crumble.

    Blackberries and apple go hand in hand and so do rhubarb and apple. I highly recommend you try one of these addictive combinations if you have any of these ingredients at home.

    Otherwise, why not just toss in a few cherries? How about adding a bit of apple to this cherry crumble pie? In my opinion, the more fruit the better.

    Sometimes, when you experiment with fruit, you need just one more ingredient to bind all the flavours together. Usually, this involves some form of alcohol such as rum or port, as I did here with my easy plum and port crumble.

    The alcohol will create a marriage between two or three ingredients, tying everything into a cohesive dessert.

    A bowl of sugar free apple crisp with a scoop of ice cream and a bottle of Hermesetas next to it

    vanilla

    Once your sugar free apple crisp is out of the oven, give it some time to cool off. What better way to finish off an apple crisp or apple crumble than with a scoop of delicious vanilla ice cream? If you are sugar conscious, there are diabetic ice creams on the market.

    For extra flavour, you can also try my no churn peanut butter oreo ice cream? The chunks of oreo cookies inside lend give even more texture to the dessert.

    There is another combination that never fails when it comes to apples and cinnamon. If you want to compensate on the lack of sugar in the sugar free apple crisp, then I urge you to make a luscious caramel.

    A while pan full of sugar free apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of a napkin covered in red apples

    How would you use Hermesetas sweetener?

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    Sugar Free Apple Crisp

    Sugar Free Apple Crisp


    ★★★★★

    5 from 3 reviews

    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
    • Yield: 6
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    Description

    This sugar free apple crisp is America’s answer to UK’s diabetic apple crumble. You can indulge in the sweet dessert totally guilt-free.


    Ingredients

    Scale

    FILLING

    • 45ml (3 tbsp) butter
    • 6 apples, cored, peeled and sliced
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) flour
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) lemon juice
    • 2.5ml (½ tsp) vanilla extract
    • 2.5ml (½ tsp) ground cinnamon
    • 60ml (¼ cup) Hermesetas Granulated sweetener

    TOPPING

    • 125ml (½ cup) flour
    • 125ml (½ cup) oats
    • 125ml (½ cup) sugar
    • 2.5ml (½ tsp) baking powder
    • 1.25ml (¼ tsp) ground cinnamon
    • 80ml (⅓ cup) butter

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/375°F/gas 5.
    2. For the filling, melt the butter in a large saucepan and gently fry the apples for 3 minutes.
    3. Add the flour, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon and Hermesetas granulated sweetener and stir until everything is well-mixed.
    4. Continue to cook the apples for another 5 minutes then remove from the heat and set aside.
    5. Place all the filling ingredients in a large bowl then rub the mixture with your fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture.
    6. Pour the apple filling in a baking dish then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
    7. Bake for 30 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown. Enjoy warm with ice cream.

    Notes

    • Looking for something with fewer calories? Try my Weetabix cake!
    • Prep Time: 30 minutes
    • Cook Time: 45 minutes
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Bake
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 285
    • Sugar: 40.8 g
    • Sodium: 45 mg
    • Fat: 6.7 g
    • Saturated Fat: 3.8 g
    • Carbohydrates: 57.9 g
    • Fiber: 8.3 g
    • Protein: 1.9 g
    • Cholesterol: 15 mg

    Keywords: sugar free apple crisp recipe, diabetic apple crumble, apple desserts uk, apple cobbler uk, sugar free crisp, low calorie apple crisp

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    Comments

    1. melanie stirling

      August 14, 2018 at 12:18 am

      I would use it in crumbles and cakes.

      Reply
    2. Kim Neville

      August 14, 2018 at 6:10 pm

      In puddings like Apple trifle layered dessert

      Reply
    3. cheryl hadfield

      August 14, 2018 at 10:44 pm

      I use in all my baking and also in hot drinks

      Reply
    4. Solange

      August 15, 2018 at 10:46 am

      I would use it in cakes.

      Reply
    5. Leila Benhamida

      August 16, 2018 at 2:01 pm

      I will use it the make an apple crumble.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Helen Moulden

      August 19, 2018 at 10:55 pm

      I’d use it for baking, and make a cake for my diabetic friend who always moans that she can’t eat cake 🙂

      Reply
    7. sharon martin

      August 30, 2018 at 8:22 pm

      in my cuppa and would try using it in baking too

      Reply
    8. sue rushworth

      September 03, 2018 at 6:54 pm

      definitely in my coffee then experiement with baking

      Reply
    9. Laura Jones

      September 03, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      in baking hot drinks and on fruit

      Reply
    10. Ritchie

      September 03, 2018 at 7:30 pm

      In baking

      Reply
    11. pete c

      September 03, 2018 at 9:00 pm

      as an ingredient in baking my banana cakes

      Reply
    12. iain maciver

      September 03, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      in my homemade cakes, and tea

      Reply
    13. Emma C

      September 03, 2018 at 9:12 pm

      I would use it for making cakes

      Reply
    14. Miss Tracy Hanson

      September 03, 2018 at 10:11 pm

      Must admit your “peanut butter oreo ice cream” sounds delicious, so I would like to see what else ice cream wise it could be used for or maybe pick to that recipe instead.

      Reply
      • michelle

        September 05, 2018 at 8:10 pm

        Hi Tracy. Try making an ice cream sandwich. To die for!!

        Reply
    15. Miss Tracy Hanson

      September 03, 2018 at 10:14 pm

      I’ve subscribed to the newsletter with the email I have used on this comment.

      Reply
    16. Lisa Day

      September 04, 2018 at 7:08 am

      I would use it for making apple pies from our home grown apple trees and also for the Christmas baking.

      Reply
    17. Bruce

      September 04, 2018 at 9:40 am

      Hot drinks

      Reply
    18. Dawn Chapman

      September 04, 2018 at 9:47 am

      I’d use it in drinks and baking!

      Reply
    19. Ruth Harwood

      September 04, 2018 at 9:55 am

      In my cakes!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    20. Kristyn Harris

      September 04, 2018 at 1:50 pm

      I would use Hermesetas sweetener in my ingredients when I make Welsh Cakes!

      Reply
    21. Annabel Greaves

      September 04, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      I would use it for cooking

      Reply
    22. Joo Dee

      September 04, 2018 at 6:24 pm

      in my baking for sure!

      Reply
    23. Emma Ellams

      September 04, 2018 at 9:25 pm

      I would use it in puddings – pies, crumbles and cakes!

      Reply
    24. joanne casey

      September 05, 2018 at 8:23 am

      In baking and in coffee

      Reply
    25. Richard Eldred Hawes

      September 05, 2018 at 9:56 pm

      I will use it in my tea and my coffee

      Reply
    26. Keith Hunt

      September 06, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      In a Rhubarb tart

      Reply
    27. Cara Lavery

      September 06, 2018 at 2:10 pm

      I would use it in baking especially to make my own pavola

      Reply
    28. Kim Murray

      September 07, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      Definitely in baking – love cakes but so much sugar in them x

      Reply
    29. claire woods

      September 09, 2018 at 11:05 am

      I would use it in baking.

      Reply
    30. charlotte

      September 13, 2018 at 10:04 am

      when baking cakes!

      Reply
    31. Kim Carberry

      September 13, 2018 at 10:34 pm

      I think I would use it for baking x

      Reply
    32. Christina Palmer

      September 14, 2018 at 10:57 am

      I would use it when baking cakes, in my tea and coffee and on my cereals

      Reply
    33. Charlotte Burford

      September 16, 2018 at 9:30 am

      In my baking!

      Reply
    34. Caroline Huby

      September 16, 2018 at 6:38 pm

      For my weetabix 🙂

      Reply
    35. Joanne Billington

      September 17, 2018 at 8:54 am

      I would use it for baking and in my porridge

      Reply
    36. Mark McCaffery

      September 19, 2018 at 3:47 pm

      I would use it in baking.

      Reply
    37. Margaret Mccaffery

      September 19, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      I’d use it on my porridge and in my coffee.

      Reply
    38. Sarah Mccaffery

      September 19, 2018 at 5:30 pm

      I would use it on pies, puddings and pastries.

      Reply
    39. Patricia Avery

      September 20, 2018 at 7:36 pm

      In baking. Have used Hermestas for years in hot drinks yet strangely have never thought of using it when baking! 🙂

      Reply
    40. Sadiyya Maryam

      September 24, 2018 at 7:13 am

      Definitely when baking and in my morning mug of tea!

      Reply
    41. James Travis

      September 24, 2018 at 8:52 pm

      For baking cakes

      Reply
    42. Victoria Prince

      September 25, 2018 at 6:25 pm

      I’d like to try using it in cakes – I’ve read some interesting recipes about substitution for sugar and how it behaves differently so I’d love to try some experimentation!

      Reply
    43. Jodie W

      September 26, 2018 at 8:33 am

      I’d use it in stewed fruit which i like to make to have with yoghurt

      Reply
    44. Louise Ryves

      September 28, 2018 at 6:20 am

      I would try it in cakes

      Reply
    45. Charlotte G

      September 28, 2018 at 10:53 am

      I do a lot of baking so I would use it in all my cakes etc

      Reply
    46. Angela Kelly

      September 28, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      I would use it wwhen making my rhubarb crumble.

      Reply
    47. Stef Acaster

      September 28, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      in baking

      Reply
    48. Natalie Jones

      September 28, 2018 at 9:23 pm

      I’d use it in chocolate brownies and of course my coffees

      Reply
    49. chris bull

      September 29, 2018 at 12:38 pm

      An apple and blueberry crumble and custard, might have double helpings guilt free 🙂

      Reply
    50. Tricia Bingham

      September 29, 2018 at 12:56 pm

      for anything i would need sugar for

      Reply
    51. Amy Jo mclellan

      September 29, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      I already use their sweeteners! Always my number 1 for my tea 🙂

      Reply
    52. Lisa George

      September 29, 2018 at 6:54 pm

      On my Weatabix in the morning to save on calories!

      Reply
    53. CAROL PATRICK

      September 29, 2018 at 7:02 pm

      Baking cakes and fruit pies. A great prize, keeping fingers crossed, thank you.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    54. Adrian Bold

      September 29, 2018 at 10:07 pm

      We do a lot of baking, so I’d experiment with it as a sugar substitute.

      Reply
    55. Lynn Neal

      September 29, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      I would try using it in desserts to reduce our sugar intake!

      Reply
    56. Marie Rungapadiachy

      September 29, 2018 at 10:59 pm

      I would use it in baking and make a victoria sponge cake.

      Reply

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