Amaretti Apple Crisp

Name: Amaretti Apple Crisp
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 Granny Smith apples (7 ounces each), peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; 5 tablespoons light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 cup slivered almonds; 2 tablespoons sweet butter; 3 ounces amaretti cookies

By Barbara Kafka

Updated June 23, 2023

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(13)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

4Granny Smith apples (7 ounces each), peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces
¼cup fresh lemon juice
1½teaspoons cornstarch
5tablespoons light brown sugar
1teaspoon almond extract
¼teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛teaspoon ground cloves
1cup slivered almonds
2tablespoons sweet butter
3ounces amaretti cookies

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Preparation

Step 1
Place apples in an 8-by-8-by-2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Add 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice, and toss to combine.
Step 2
Place the cornstarch in a very small bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice. Stir in remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar and the almond extract, nutmeg and cloves.
Step 3
Add the cornstarch mixture and almonds to the apples, and toss to combine. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 7 minutes, stirring once. Then prick the plastic to release steam.
Step 4
Remove from the oven, uncover and set aside. Preheat the broiler.
Step 5
Place the butter in a 1-cup glass measure. Cook, uncovered, for 1 minute, then remove from the oven.
Step 6
Place the butter, amaretti and remaining brown sugar in a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Sprinkle over the apples, and brown under broiler for about 3 minutes.