Description
Apple Brown Betty is a classic fall dessert featuring thinly sliced fresh apples tossed with lemon juice, layered with a sweet, buttery crumb topping seasoned with pumpkin pie spice, then baked until golden and crisp. This comforting dish is perfect served warm with vanilla ice cream for a cozy treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Apples
- 4-6 large apples (peeled, cored, and thinly sliced, preferably Honeycrisp)
- 1 lemon (halved, juiced)
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
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the dessert.
- Prepare Apples: In a 9×9 inch baking dish, place the thinly sliced apples. Squeeze the juice from half the lemon over the apples, then toss gently to coat all the apple slices evenly with the lemon juice. This helps prevent browning and adds a fresh citrus note.
- Make Topping: In a medium-sized bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Add the cold butter and use a pastry blender or fork to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with no large dry pockets.
- Assemble: Evenly sprinkle the crumb topping over the coated apples in the baking dish.
- Bake Covered: Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. This initial baking cooks the apples through.
- Uncover and Finish Baking: Remove the foil, then continue baking for an additional 10-20 minutes until the topping is crisp and golden brown.
- Serve: Allow the Apple Brown Betty to cool slightly, then serve warm, ideally topped with vanilla ice cream for an indulgent finish.
Notes
- This Apple Brown Betty recipe is a delightful variant without oats, featuring a buttery, crumbly topping that complements the apples perfectly.
- Using fresh Honeycrisp apples adds a lovely balance of sweetness and tartness, but feel free to use any baking apple variety.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a classic comfort dessert experience.
- Make sure the butter is cold to achieve a crumbly topping texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 197 kcal
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 22 mg
