I have never been to an apple orchard. For how much I love everything about fall, it almost seems criminal that I have yet to pluck my own fresh apples from trees in an apple orchard. I have plans to visit an apple orchard before it gets too cold this year, and I?m very excited about the possibility of crossing the activity off my autumn bucket list.

Until then, I will continue to make recipes like this Vegan Cinnamon Apple Crumble with store-bought apples. I cannot even imagine how much better this fall dessert will taste with freshly picked produce!

Apple crumble, or apple crisp as we called it, was a fall tradition in my house growing up. My mom or dad would slice the apples paper thin on a mandolin and pile them in a baking dish to bake beneath a crispy topping. I actually prefer my apples to retain their shape and have a tiny bite to them, so I sliced them a bit thicker in this apple crumble recipe. If you like really soft and mushy apples in your apple crumble, slice them as thinly as possible. 
The topping for this apple crumble is gluten-free, as long as you use gluten-free oats. A few pulses in the food processor chops all of the ingredients into a chunky meal that should stick together slightly when pressed between two fingers. If your topping is dry, add a tablespoon of water (or two) and continue to pulse until the texture is just right. 

Sprinkle the topping over the sliced apples and stick your baking dish in the oven. Th...