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Keto Apple Crisp Recipe
Home » Grain Free » Keto Apple Crisp Recipe Keto Apple Crisp Recipe October 31, 2019 By Sarah 1 Comment Jump to Recipe This Low Carb Keto Apple Crisp has a sweet, juicy, and aromatic cinnamon-spiced apple filling with a nutty crumble topping, and just 5g net carbs per serving. It’s the stuff your fall dessert dreams are made of! (Spoiler Alert: There are no apples in sight; read on to see the secret ingredient!) I’m an apple girl through-and-through, and I’m a little picky about my apples. (I blame the fact that New York’s amazing apples spoiled me from the beginning, lol!) I love a sweet/tart crisp apple eaten out-of-hand, sliced into a green salad, added to homemade breakfast sausage, and as the star of the show in a savory chicken dish. And I’m a sucker for an apple dessert! My mom makes the world’s best apple pie, and I make a pretty mean apple crumble. Baked apples are also one of my specialties, and I make a quick 5-Minute Cinnamon Pecan “Baked” Breakfast Apple for busy mornings! But as far as fruit goes, apples are unfortunately fairly high in carbohydrates. I’m not saying that apples are unhealthy (I love apples and eat them regularly!), but when you’re trying to keep your carbs down, it’s good to have a few options. You will be shocked at how much this Keto Apple Crisp recipe using zucchini tastes like a regular apple crisp. Make it for your friends and family and unless you tell them what’s in it, I don’t think they’ll guess. This is the perfect addition to your holiday dessert table! Jump to: The Inspiration for This Keto Apple Crisp Recipe Are Apples Keto? The Best Low Carb Apple Crisp Recipe – Keto Apple Crisp Made with Zucchini Apple Crisp FAQs More Low Carb Apple Dessert Recipes to Try Keto Apple Crisp The Inspiration for This Keto Apple Crisp Recipe Are Apples Keto? The Best Low Carb Apple Crisp Recipe – Keto Apple Crisp Made with Zucchini Apple Crisp FAQs More Low Carb Apple Dessert Recipes to Try Keto Apple Crisp The Inspiration for This Keto Apple Crisp Recipe A few years ago (circa 2012) before I moved away from Buffalo, a friend of mine gave me a recipe for Zucchini Crisp. It wasn’t low carb or keto friendly, it just substituted zucchini for apple because she had a ton of zucchini growing in her garden! (Side Note: One of the best things about being a food blogger is that people give you food and food-related gifts! Even more than a plate of cookies or a bowl of stew, I love when people share their family’s heirloom recipes with me. What an honor.) I never got around to making her recipe, and then I moved to Kuwait, and later to DC, and then to Florida and in the shuffle I somehow misplaced her recipe. But it’s been in the back of my mind since then. I’m so happy I finally got around to making a low carb and keto friendly mock apple crisp! Are Apples Keto? As far as fruit goes, apples are fairly high in carbohydrates. If you’re trying to maintain a state of nutritional ketosis (keeping your net carbs around 30g per day, or whatever your personal macronutrient requirements are), you can eat a portion of apple and still stay in ketosis. However, just like with anything else, you have to be mindful of portion size. The portion of apple that you can eat and keep your carbs within your desired range will be relatively small. This is especially true when you compare the portion of an apple with the portion of a lower carb fruit, such as raspberries, which are much lower in carbs. Check out this article on keto basics on The Keto Queens to read more. The Takeaway: You can fit any food into a ketogenic lifestyle if you eat a small enough portion of it! Apple Nutrition Information According to the USDA Food Database, 1 medium (182g) raw apple has the following nutrition information: 94.6kcals .473g protein .309g fat 25.1g carbohydrates 4.37g fiber 20.73g net carbs The Best Low Carb Apple Crisp Recipe – Keto Apple Crisp Made with Zucchini How ironic that this version of low carb apple crisp doesn’t have a single apple! It’s a mock apple crisp, and you’ll be surprising at just how close it tastes to the real thing. Keto Apple Crisp Ingredients Zucchini Filling: Zucchini Fresh lemon juice Swerve Brown Sugar Replacement Liquid stevia Vanilla Cinnamon Nutmeg Salt Crumble Topping: Almond flour Golden flaxseed meal Swerve Brown Sugar Replacement Salt Cinnamon Vanilla Unsalted Butter Egg white Walnuts How to Make Apple Crisp – The Keto Way! To use zucchini to simulate apple in this delicious dessert, we first have to make zucchini look as close to apple as possible. We eat with our eyes first, right? First peel the zucchini. Then trim off the ends, cut each zucchini in half length-wise, and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds inside. Note that you might not need to scrape out the seeds, it generally depends on the size of the zucchini. Slice each zucchini half cross-wise into half-moons. Pro Tip: Look for smaller, more narrow zucchini for fewer or no seeds! Apple Crisp FAQs What is the Difference Between Apple Crisp and Apple Crumble? These two apple-based treats are very similar! They both contain an apple filling with a streusel topping. However, apple crisp topping traditionally contains oats, while apple crumble topping does not. Read more about the difference between a crumble and a crisp on The Kitchn and Taste of Home. Can You Freeze an Apple Crumble? Yes, you can freeze apple crumble and apple crisp either before or after baking. To freeze apple crumble or apple crisp before baking: Complete steps 1 through 6 of this recipe. Make sure the zucchini filling is completely cool before sprinkling on the topping. Wrap the dish well (a