This Gluten-Free Caramel Apple Crumble features spiced, caramel-coated apples and a deliciously crunchy & buttery crumble topping.

Apple crumble. Oh, man. Apple crumble is possibly my favorite dessert, and for that reason, I don’t make it too often. Most of the dessert I make, I’m able to resist for the most part. I taste, make sure it’s delicious enough to be shared, but I usually try to avoid gorging myself on baked goods because that would be way bad for my health and for my waistline.
Apple crumble, on the other hand, I’m powerless to resist. I just love it. The sweet, spiced apples topped with all that amazing, crunchy, deliciously buttery crumb topping. Everything about it reminds me of fall. Mmm, it’s just the best!
In the fall I have major apple dessert cravings so when I was home for fall break, apple crumble was first on my list. I stumbled upon a jar of caramel in the pantry and voila…caramel apple crumble came to be.
This dessert comes together super quickly, and it makes a small portion – just enough for 2 or 3 people! Being the only person in the house, I could not make a big ole’ dish of this, or it would be gone embarrassingly quickly. However, the recipe doubles (or triples!) easily, so it can be made to feed a crowd.

How to make apple crisp gluten-free
I also opted to make it gluten-free by using almond flour, which worked wonderfully and tasted delicious! However, if you would like, you could substitute regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or all-purpose GF flour and all would work equally as well.
This crumble is perfect for fall, for sharing, and for topping with ice cream and caramel sauce, and I hope you all love it as much as I do!
Want more gluten-free apple recipes?
- Paleo Apple Crumble Pie
- Gluten-Free Apple Blondies
- Vegan Apple Cheesecake
- Gluten-Free Apple Cinnamon Scones

Caramel Apple Crumble
Ingredients
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon caramel sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut in half
For the topping
- ¼ cup gluten-free rolled oats
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, toss together apple, brown sugar, caramel sauce and cinnamon, until well coated.
- Grease a small ovenproof dish (or two small ramekins) with butter and transfer the apples to it. Top with cold butter. Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix together the ingredients for the topping except the butter. Cut the butter into the mixture with a pastry cutter (or use your fingers). Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes.
- Spread chunks of the topping mixture over the apples and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the apples are done.
- Serve the apple crumble with vanilla ice cream and more caramel sauce.


This looks amazing Rachel! Extra caramel sauce and ice cream for me!
Apple crumble is a weakness of mine, well anything with the word “crumble” at the end is a weakness of mine. I cannot wait to try these apple treats!
This time of year, all I want to do is eat caramel-y, apple-y, cinnamon-y desserts. This one looks pretty perfect!
YUUUUM, I’m totally the same! Can’t resist apple crumble, especially with that caramel sauce on top!
This is a weakness too!!! I cannot stay away but I have not tried it with caramel. Girl, you just made me weak further. Love this!! You need to come home often.
What a gorgeous crumble! And with that caramel sauce? Swoon!
Love a good ooey, gooey apple crumble. Yum!
Yummy…they look awesome…love the GF option too! Thanks
But, I really love your photography! You do such a great job of presenting your art! The first picture looks like it was takwn on some turn of the century piece of bake ware but then as i scrolled I realized that is was a well loved (used) jellyroll pan…brilliant! Keep up the great work…I admire you and all that you invest in sharing your talents with us!
Wow, thank you so much Kelly! I actually have no idea where that pan came from (I think it may have been my grandmother’s) but I love photographing on it. Thanks for coming by the blog and for all your kind words!
I love apple crumbles … and with the caramel sauce?? Such a good addition!
These crumbles look SO incredible! I’m like you, in the fall it’s apple everything! Also, I’m really glad this recipe is for small portions. With all the candy and baking going on this time of year, the smaller portions the better. Looks divine! :)