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Apple Crisp with an Oat Crumble
The Orchard Keep
Tart apples under a crunchy brown-sugar oat crumble, made with coconut oil instead of butter. Spoon it warm into mugs at the break.
At the table: Warm or at room temperature through a session.
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Why nowEvery sweet in the book had butter, milk or egg. This one is vegan, and gluten-free if you use certified oats.

Ingredients
As written: One 9x13-inch dish.
Apples
Crumble
Kosher salt means Diamond Crystal. With Morton kosher salt, use about half.
Method
Heat the oven to 375°F. Toss the apples with the lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch and salt and spread in a 9x13-inch dish.
Stir together the oats, oat flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the coconut oil until it forms clumps. Scatter over the apples.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes, then rest 15 minutes.
Look forJuice bubbles thickly at the edges and a knife slides into the apples easily. Tent with foil if the top browns before the apples are soft.
Make ahead
Bake up to 2 days ahead and chill. Reheat 15 minutes at 350°F to re-crisp the top.
Holding
Warm or at room temperature through a session.
Allergens
Contains check oats are labeled gluten-free if needed. Always check labels on packaged ingredients.
Notes
Oats are often grown and milled alongside wheat. For a gluten-free table, buy oats and oat flour labeled gluten-free.
No oat flour? Pulse ½ cup rolled oats in a blender, or use all-purpose flour (which adds wheat).
Tavern Night
This dish's twist table (d6)
| 1–2 | The classic stands. No twist. Cook it as written. |
|---|---|
| 3 | Herb swap. A pinch of ground ginger or cardamom in the crumble |
| 4 | Acid strike. Use half cranberries in the fruit |
| 5 | Plating challenge. Bake in mugs or ramekins, one per player |
| 6 | Host's boon. The Host picks any twist above, or the table invents one. The safety rule still applies. |
Roll before you start cooking. No twist ever changes a time, a temperature or how done something must be.