Apple Betty

This apple brown betty is a no-crust pie made with tender, sliced apples topped with a crisp, buttery streusel of sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 cups thinly sliced apples
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup orange juice
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 cup cold butter, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate.

Step 2

Mound apples in the prepared pie plate. Sprinkle with orange juice.

Step 3

Mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Scatter streusel over apples.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until streusel is browned and filling is hot, about 45 minutes. It will thicken as it cools; serve warm.