APPLE BROWN BETTY

This delicious Apple Brown Betty recipe brings crisp, sweet apples with a touch of lemon together with layers of sweet cinnamon nutmeg crumbs. Top it with all-natural vanilla ice cream or warm caramel sauce to make it the ultimate comfort food dessert.

In my opinion, apples make the world a better place. Gone are the days when your choices were Granny Smith or Red Delicious. I have not touched a Red Delicious apple since I was a kid. They are just a little too mealy for me. When I bite down, I want to hear a good crisp break. So give me a Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Jazz, or Pink Lady, and I will love and appreciate every single bite. 

Unlike the apple crisp, an Apple Brown Betty does not have any oats in the topping. So for all of you who don’t like oats, this is your recipe.

HOW DO YOU MAKE APPLE BROWN BETTY?

The first thing you need to do is peel, core, and slice the apples. But not too thin because you don’t want them to get mushy when you bake them. After you cut them, toss them with a little lemon juice in a bowl and place half of the apples in the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate or 8 or 9-inch casserole dish.

Now in a food processor, combine your flour, brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt. Pulse a couple of times to combine. Now, drop in the butter one tablespoon at a time, pulsing once or twice between each tablespoon. Pulse until coarse crumbs form. Once the mixture is combined, crumble half of it over the apple slices. Then, top with the remaining apples and the rest of the crumb mixture. Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until very lightly browned. This recipe is especially delicious, served warm with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.

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