Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler made dairy-free and vegan-friendly is a fabulous celebration of apple season! Youโ€™d never guess this easy cobbler is gluten-free and dairy-free!

Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler made dairy-free and vegan-friendly. This simple apple cobbler recipe is wildly delicious!

Crispy cobbler topping, sweet, cinnamony sticky soft baked apples and all the flavors of fall and joy wrapped up into one dessert!

This incredibly easy cobbler recipe comes together quickly, requires absolutely zero baking experience, and results in the most inviting, impressive treat.

Desserts like this are just so sharable. 

Scoop the cobbler into bowls, top it off with creamy vanilla ice cream and youโ€™re in for a wildly stimulating burst of joy.

Iโ€™m such a fan of crisps and cobblers that I have quite a few recipes here!

My Gluten-Free Vegan Peach Cobbler , Paleo Blackberry Cobbler, and Vegan Strawberry Cobbler are some of my post popular.

Vegan Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler

Now, this apple cobbler recipe is a riff off my Gluten-Free Pear Cobbler  recipe. 

The cobbler topping has that picture perfect texture – crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, nice and flaky and buttery in flavor. 

Youโ€™d never guess thereโ€™s no butter or eggs involved!

And those applesโ€ฆ

While the apples bake, they caramelize in their own juices, creating soft, flavorful fruit with the most amazing sticky sauce. 

Not only is this big batch dessert loaded with all the good feelings and easy to make, but the ingredients involved are super simple!

Letโ€™s chat about them.

Ingredients for Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler:

Apples: The centerpiece of the cobbler! Apple become sweet, soft and flavorful during the baking process. I use apples that came from my grandparentโ€™s trees. Granny smith apples are customary in this recipe, but feel free to use whatever apples you love in baked recipes.

Coconut Sugar, Maple Sugar, or Brown Sugar: Used to sweeten both the apple filling and the cobbler topping, we use a granulated sweetener. Choose your favorite! I like brown sugar, but coconut sugar and maple sugar are great refined sugar-free alternatives.

Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour: Used for the cobbler topping! Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour makes an amazing crispy yet soft biscuit topping. If you arenโ€™t gluten-free, feel free to use regular all-purpose flour.

Cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie Spice: Flavoring both the apple filling and the cobbler topping, we warm it up with ground cinnamon. If you love some extra spice, feel free to use pumpkin pie spice instead of ground cinnamon.

Coconut Oil: The fat portion of the topping. Coconut oil takes the place of butter and has a naturally sweet flavor to it. I also find it generates a sort of buttery flavor in recipes like this.

If you arenโ€™t dairy-free, feel free to swap the coconut oil for melted butter.

Full-Fat Canned Coconut Milk: Adding liquid and more fat to the cobbler topping, full-fat canned coconut milk adds richness and moisture. Similar to coconut oil, it has a natural sweetness and adds lovely flavor to the topping. 

Be sure to use canned coconut milk versus coconut milk from a carton. You want the fat content from the coconut milk for the best flavor!

If you arenโ€™t dairy-free, you can replace the coconut milk with cream or buttermilk.

Sea Salt: Sea salt is pivotal both in the apple filling and the cobbler topping! It brings out all of the flavors so that we get an incredibly rich experience. If youโ€™ve ever had a slice of apple pie that tasted super bland itโ€™s probably because there wasnโ€™t enough salt or cinnamon.

Letโ€™s make apple cobbler!

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler made with a few basic ingredients! A healthier cobbler recipe.

How to Make Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler:

Peel, core, and chop the apples and add them to a mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients for the apple filling. 

Add the ingredients for the apple filling to a mixing bowl

Stir well until combined.

Stir the apple filling mixture until combined

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Add the dry ingredients for the topping (gluten-free all-purpose flour, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, and coconut sugar) to a mixing bowl and stir well. Add the melted coconut oil and coconut milk and stir until a thick dough forms. 

Mix the ingredients for the cobbler topping

Transfer the apple mixture to a large 13โ€ x 9โ€ casserole dish and spread into an even layer.

Transfer the apple filling to a casserole dish

Drop the dough over the apple filling.

Crumble the topping mixture over the apple filling

You can also form biscuits, simply drop bits of dough over the apples or smooth the topping into an even layer. Whatever look you prefer!

Form biscuit shapes for cobbler

Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for another 10 minutes, until biscuits are golden-brown.

Remove cobbler from the oven. If desired, drizzle melted coconut oil or butter over the biscuits. Serve cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

This is one of those desserts that leaves you feeling great and is healthy enough to enjoy for breakfast! 

Share it with your friends and family during apple harvest season!…or year round!

For a grain-free version of this recipe, check out my Paleo Apple Cinnamon Crisp

If you make this recipe, please feel free to share a photo on Instagram and tag me at @The.Roasted.Root!

Donโ€™t forget the ice cream!

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler made with a few basic ingredients! A healthier cobbler recipe.

Gluten-Free Apple Cobbler (Vegan)

4.70 from 10 votes
A fabulous celebration of apple harvest season, this easy gluten-free dairy-free cobbler is marvelous for sharing!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients

Apple Filling:

Topping

Instructions

  • Peel, core, and chop the apples and add them to a mixing bowl along with the rest of the ingredients for the apple filling. Stir well until combined.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Add the dry ingredients for the topping (gluten-free all-purpose flour, baking powder, sea salt, cinnamon, and coconut sugar) to a mixing bowl and stir well. Add the melted coconut oil and coconut milk and stir until a thick dough forms.ย 
  • Transfer the apple mixture to a large 13โ€ x 9โ€ casserole dish and spread into an even layer. Drop dough over the apple filling. You can form biscuits, simply drop bits of dough over the apples or smooth the topping into an even layer. Whatever look you prefer!
  • Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for another 10 minutes, until biscuits are golden-brown.
  • Remove cobbler from the oven. If desired, drizzle melted coconut oil or butter over the biscuits. Serve cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

*If you donโ€™t have pumpkin pie spice, you can use ground cinnamon or make your own spice mixture by combining 2 tsp cinnamon, ยฝ tsp ground nutmeg, and ยผ tsp ground cloves
**If you arenโ€™t vegan, replace the coconut oil with melted butter

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 8 ยท Calories: 432kcal ยท Carbohydrates: 75g ยท Protein: 2g ยท Fat: 17g
Author: Julia
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple recipes, cobbler recipe, dairy free, gluten free cobbler recipe, gluten-free apple cobbler, healthy dessert, vegan, vegan recipes
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Gluten-Free Vegan Apple Cobbler made with 9 basic ingredients. Dairy-free, egg-free, delicious apple cobbler recipe!

 

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Julia Mueller

Julia Mueller is a recipe developer, cookbook author, and founder of The Roasted Root. She has authored three bestselling cookbooks, – Paleo Power Powers, Delicious Probiotic Drinks, and The Quintessential Kale Cookbook. Her recipes have been featured in several national publications such as BuzzFeed, Self, Tasty, Country Living, Brit.co, etc.

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Questions and Reviews

  1. What purpose does the canned coconut milk serve ? The person I am making this for doesn’t like coconut. She is gluten, dairy and egg intolerant.

    1. Hi Pam! The full-fat canned coconut milk is necessary for the liquid and the fat content. If it’s any help, you can’t taste the coconut at all ๐Ÿ™‚