Maple Sugar Sweetened Apple Crisp – Gluten Free Style - Simply Ghee

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ pounds Granny Smith apples (about 6 medium apples) (- cored and sliced into 1/4” slices)
• ⅓ cup maple sugar or maple syrup
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch
• 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon ((divided))
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg ((freshly ground is the best!))
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 pinch good salt
• TOPPING:
• 1 ½ cups gluten free oats
• ½ cup almond flour ((firmly packed))
• ¾ cup chopped pecans
• ⅓ cup chopped almonds
• ⅓ cup lightly packed coconut sugar
• ¼ teaspoon good salt
• 1 tablespoon butter + 2.5 Tbsp. Maple Cinnamon Ghee
• ¼ cup Coconut Milk ((the firm part)*)