Toffee Apple Crunch

Name: Toffee Apple Crunch
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving.
Ingredients: 1 medium tart apple, peeled and cubed; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; TOPPING:; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon butter, softened; 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans; 1 tablespoon English toffee bits or almond brickle chips; Dash ground cinnamon; Vanilla ice cream

You'll be licking your lips after one bite of this crunchy combination of apple, toffee bits and pecans topping a cool scoop of ice cream. Ray Butler of Greenville, Texas shared the recipe.

Ingredients

1 medium tart apple, peeled and cubed
1 tablespoon butter
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
1 tablespoon English toffee bits or almond brickle chips
Dash ground cinnamon
Vanilla ice cream

Directions

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the apple, butter and cinnamon; cover and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir; cover and set aside.
In another microwave-safe bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Stir in butter. Add the pecans, toffee bits and cinnamon. Microwave, uncovered on high for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring twice. Spoon apple mixture over ice cream; sprinkle with topping.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 555 calories, 39g fat (17g saturated fat), 66mg cholesterol, 322mg sodium, 53g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 4g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Toffee Apple Crunch in Taste of Home December/January 2005

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1234rich

Jul 13, 2009

Did not like this dessert. Maybe the apple mixture should be refrigerated before it is added to the ice cream as when I added mine it ended up being toffee apple soup. Also, it was enough apple for two servings.