Apple Brown Betty
Crisp tender slices of apple are topped with sweet buttery cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove topping and baked to perfection. Absolutely scrumptious, served warm and topped with a scoop of natural vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 40
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: southern
Ingredients
- 5 Honeycrisp Apples peeled cored and chunked or sliced (see notes)
- 1 lemon juiced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter cold
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom of a 9-inch casserole dish with nonstick baking spray.
- Toss apples with lemon juice and place half of them in the bottom of a 9-inch casserole dish or 9-inch pie dish.
- In a food processor, combine your flour, brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; pulse several times to combine. Drop in butter 1 tablespoon at a time pulsing between each tablespoon or until butter is fully incorporated and coarse crumbs form.
- Sprinkle half the crumbs over the apples. Top with remaining apple slices and the rest of the crumb mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until very lightly browned. Serve warm.
Notes
- Pick apples that are ideal for baking, like Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Granny Smiths, or Pink Lady.
- Don’t slice your apples too thin because this recipe is best when the apple still have some firmness to them.
- For ease in cleaning, grease your baking dish.
- Don’t skip the lemon juice. It helps keep the apples fresh while you are getting the rest of the recipe ready and adds a noticeable delectable zippy flavor to the final outcome.
- Always preheat your oven and load this dish as close to the center as possible.
- For best results, do not overbake this recipe. The top should be very lightly browned, and the apples still be slightly crisp.
- This recipe, like apple pie, is best served warm yet still very delicious cold.
- Please store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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