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Brown Butter Apple Crisp

This warm brown butter apple crisp with chopped walnuts is the perfect thing to serve for a fall dessert. Serve this warm with cold vanilla ice cream for the best sweet, savory, cold and warm combination.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 375 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Crisp Topping:
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 (55 g) cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 (104 g) cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 (65 g) cup finely chopped walnuts
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Filling:
  • 4 large Honeycrisp apples (about 2 1/4 lbs)
  • 1/3 (69 g) cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • Pinch kosher salt

Instructions

To Make the Crisp Topping:
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  1. Start by preheating your oven to 350ºF and prepping the dry ingredients for the topping. In a medium size bowl mix together the flour, oats, brown sugar, chopped walnuts, and pinch of salt.
  2. Cube up butter. In a small saucepan, set over medium heat, add the cubed butter. Once it’s melted, it will begin to foam up and bubble a bit. Allow it to cook until you begin to see lightly browned specks beginning to form. Give it a stir and cook until it’s browned.
  3. Pour the browned butter and all the brown bits at the bottom of the pan over the dry ingredients and stir together until everything is combined and slightly crumbly. Set aside.
To Make the Filling:
  1. Peel, core and slice the apples into 1/4" slices and add to a bowl. Toss the apple slices with the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, allspice, and salt until all the apple slices are evenly coated.
  2. Spray a 2 quart baking dish (or an 8" square baking dish works perfectly). Add all the apples and any juices and evenly level them in the dish. Crumble up the crisp topping and add it evenly over the top, it's going to seem like way too much and but's ok; it'll cook down in the oven.
  3. Place the baking dish on a parchment lined baking just in case anything bubbles over and bake in the preheated oven for 55-65 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
  4. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Information

Calories 375kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 23mg (1%) Potassium 43mg (1%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 3IU (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 375

% Daily Value*

Calories 375kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 23mg 1%
Potassium 43mg 1%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 3IU 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.