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Great Grandma's Apple Brown Betty Recipe
Apple Brown Betty is so easy to make and get craving for some of those simple, satisfying and saturated sweets!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 290 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups dried bread crumbs
- 3 cups sliced tart apples
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel, core and slice your tart apples. Leave all slices in a bowl of cold water with some lemon juice in it. This trick will prevent apple slices from getting brown.
- Mix brown and white sugar with the ground cinnamon and nutmeg. set aside.
- Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and cover the bottom of it with one cup of breadcrumbs. Lay apple slices over.
- Next Sprinkle the apple layer with the sugar mixture and dot with butter.
- Repeat all the layers, and pour water over last layer of apples. Spread last cup of breadcrumbs on top.
- Cover Brown Betty with foil to prevent the top from getting too brown and place dessert in pre-heated (350F) oven for 50 minutes. After half an hour Remove foil and continue cooking. Remove pan from oven and allow to cool down a little before eating.
- Serve warm with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
113g
Calories
290kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
338mg
(14%)
Potassium
141mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
160IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
2.1mg
(2%)
Calcium
88mg
(9%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 113g | |
| Calories | 290kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 338mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 160IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 88mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.