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Dessert

Brown Butter Apple Crumble

You’ll Need

Serves 6

For the apples

• 5–6 apples, peeled and sliced
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the crumble

• ¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter

The Method

1. Prepare the apples. Heat the oven to 375°F. Toss the apples with brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Place them in a baking dish.
2. Brown the butter. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking until it becomes golden and smells nutty. Remove from the heat.
3. Make the topping. Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in the browned butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.
4. Bake. Scatter the crumble evenly over the apples. Bake for 35–40 minutes, until bubbling around the edges and golden on top.
5. Serve warm. Let it cool slightly before serving.

Note

For the full autumn experience, serve warm with vanilla ice cream. The cold, creamy ice cream melting into the warm apple filling is exactly the sort of little luxury October calls for.