Butter-Crunch Topping Recipe

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Butter-Crunch Topping Recipe

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"It's nice to keep this crisp, golden mixture on hand to top pudding or pie filling over ice cream," reports field editor Ellen Benninger of Greenville, Pennsylvania. "I got this handy dessert idea from a neighbor."

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Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

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MAKES:

24 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
Vanilla ice cream
Warmed apple pie filling

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add coconut and nuts. Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in the refrigerator. Top ice cream with apple pie filling; sprinkle with topping. Yield: 3 cups.

Originally published as Butter-Crunch Topping in Taste of Home August/September 1999, p64

Nutritional Facts

2 tablespoons: 87 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
Vanilla ice cream
Warmed apple pie filling

In a small bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add coconut and nuts. Spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool. Store in the refrigerator. Top ice cream with apple pie filling; sprinkle with topping. Yield: 3 cups.

Originally published as Butter-Crunch Topping in Taste of Home August/September 1999, p64

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