This simple apple crisp recipe is made with cinnamon, crystalized ginger, and only takes only one bowl to make! A healthier and easy fall dessert to make again and again { Vegan, Gluten-Free} Serious question: Pie or crisp? If you're reading this post, I'm gunna take a shot in the dark that you're team crisp, but I'm no psychic. I'm one of those annoying pie eaters, that just eats the filling inside, and leaves a sad empty shell of crust behind. That's why a crumbly, cinnamon-studded crisp topping is more my style. I don't leave ANY of that behind. Now sure, everyone knows the basic premise of a crisp. Add some fruit. Top with a 5:1 ratio of butter & sugar to oats. Bake & devour with a melty ice cream crown. But the oats pretty much make it a health food amiright?! But ...