Description
Apple Brown Betty is a classic fall dessert featuring thinly sliced fresh apples tossed in lemon juice and topped with a sweet, buttery crumb topping made from flour, sugars, spice, and cold butter. Baked until tender and golden, this comforting treat is perfect served warm with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 4-6 large apples (peeled, core removed, thinly sliced, preferably Honeycrisp)
- 1 lemon (cut in half, juice only)
Topping
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup cold butter (1 cube)
Instructions
- Prepare oven and apples: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the thinly sliced apples into a 9×9 inch baking dish. Squeeze juice from half of the lemon over the apples, then toss gently to coat them evenly and prevent browning.
- Make the crumb topping: In a medium bowl, combine the all purpose flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Add the cold butter cubes and use a pastry blender (or fork) to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly with no large dry patches left.
- Assemble the dessert: Evenly sprinkle the crumb topping mixture over the lemon-coated apples in the baking dish.
- Bake with foil: Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. This allows the apples to soften and the topping to set.
- Crisp the topping: Remove the foil and continue baking for an additional 10-20 minutes until the topping turns crisp and golden brown.
- Serve warm: Let the Apple Brown Betty cool slightly, then serve it warm, ideally accompanied by vanilla ice cream for a delicious contrast.
Notes
- This Apple Brown Betty recipe uses no oats in the topping, making it uniquely crisp and buttery.
- Using honeycrisp apples provides a sweet and tart flavor balance perfect for this dish.
- Serve warm to enjoy the melting ice cream with the crisp topping.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator and reheat gently before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 197 kcal
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
