Individual Maple Apple Betty Ramekins

Serves 4 · 18 min prep · 30 min cook

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb sweet-tart apples
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp fresh lemon zest
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp maple sugar or extra brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• optional vanilla ice cream for serving

Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 375°F and arrange four 8-ounce ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet for easy handling.
2. 2Peel, core, and dice the apples into 1/2-inch pieces so they cook evenly inside the small dishes.
3. 3Toss the diced apples with maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, lemon zest, and salt until every piece glistens.
4. 4Divide the maple-spiced apple mixture evenly among the four ramekins, packing it gently so each is three-quarters full.
5. 5In a bowl combine flour, oats, maple sugar, and remaining salt.
6. 6Add the cold butter pieces and rub them in with your fingers until the mixture forms irregular clumps and sandy crumbs.
7. 7Top each ramekin with a generous mound of the maple crumb, letting some apples peek through at the edges.
8. 8Bake 28 to 32 minutes until the toppings are golden and crisp and the maple-apple juices bubble vigorously up the sides.
9. 9Carefully remove the baking sheet; let the ramekins cool 10 minutes so the filling thickens and the ramekins are safe to handle.
10. 10Serve each individual Betty warm, optionally crowned with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream that melts into the maple crumb.