Gluten-Free Plum Crisp
This delicious and super easy recipe for a plum crisp is made with gluten-free almond flour. Made with fresh plums, it’s a dessert that they will all love. Best recipe ever!
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About this recipe
This plum crisp is a classic and simple dessert, a sibling to this popular apple crisp.
It’s made with fresh plums and it’s super easy to make. The combination of the sourness of the plums and the oats crumb topping, it’s amazing.
It’s a great idea to add to your gluten-free plum recipes.
The crumb is a mix of butter, almond flour, brown and granulated sugar, and cinnamon. It’s soft and perfectly sweetened, with a hint of cinnamon flavor.
It’s a gluten-free plum dessert that you can serve in a big dish to share, or in individual molds. It brings a lot of color to a table! It’s best to warm, and you can serve it with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream if desired.
Ingredients
- Gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats: the main ingredient of the crumble.
- Almond flour: I used store-bought almond flour but you can use a homemade one.
- Butter: cold unsalted butter.
- Sugar: in this recipe I use brown sugar for moisture and white granulated sugar for sweetness.
- Salt: it enhances flavors.
- Cinnamon: optional. I used ground cinnamon, but you can also use nutmeg.
- Plums: fresh plums sliced with the peel.
- Cornstarch: to bind and make the plum crisp thicker.
- Lemon juice: drops of fresh lemon juice.
- Almonds: chopped almonds. You can also use walnuts.
How to make gluten-free plum crisp
Preheat oven to 350ºF (180°C).
Process the diced cold butter, GF oats, almond flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, and cinnamon. If you don’t have a food processor, place them in a medium bowl and toss them with your fingertips to combine. Let rest in the freezer.
In a large bowl place the sliced plums, corn starch, and lemon juice, and mix.
Place the plum mixture into the desired molds. I used individual ramekins, but you can also use a baking dish, 8” square pan, or a 9-in. pie plate. Let rest for 10 minutes
Sprinkle the oat mixture over the plums and the chopped toasted almonds (optional).
Bake for about 40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the plums are tender and bubbling.
Serve warm with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream if desired.
Storing
Store the plum crisp covered in the refrigerator for up to three days. Before eating it, I recommend warming it in the oven.
I don’t recommend freezing it; it’s not the same.
Variations
- Almond flour can be replaced with another gluten-free flour like brown rice flour. You can also make this dessert with apples, pears, or peaches. They’re all delicious!
- Dried fruits: use a different one and change the flavor. Feel free to use walnuts, almonds or pecans.
- Regular plum crisp: sub 1/2 cup oats for all-purpose flour.
Gluten-free Plum Crumble with Oats (crisp)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, 1/2 stick (55gr)
- 5 cups sliced fresh plums (about 1kg)
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (180°C).
- Process the diced cold butter, GF oats, almond flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, and cinnamon. If you don’t have a food processor, place them in a medium bowl and toss them with your fingertips to combine. Let rest in the freezer.
- In a large bowl place the sliced plums, corn starch, and lemon juice, and mix.
- Place the plum mixture into the desired molds. I used individual ramekins, but you can also use a baking dish, 8” square pan, or a 9-in. pie plate. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle the oat mixture over the plums and the chopped toasted almonds (optional).
- Bake for about 40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown and the plums are tender and bubbling.
- Serve warm with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream if desired.
This recipe looks fabulous and I’m going to make it for the Jewish new year. Thank you.
If I use a baking pan, what size should I use please?
hi! thank you so much! I would use an 8” square pan, or a 9-in. pie plate.
Delicious
Thanks!