Apple-Blackberry Betty

Name: Apple-Blackberry Betty
Ingredients: 10 ounces (about 7 slices) (283 grams), hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch pieces; ½ cup packed (3½ ounces/99 grams) plus ⅓ cup packed (2⅓ ounces/66 grams), light brown sugar, divided; ¾ teaspoon, table salt, divided; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1½ pounds (680 grams), Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 pound (454 grams), Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons, water; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 3¾ ounces (106 grams/¾ cup), blackberries, berries larger than ¾ inch cut in half crosswise; Vanilla, ice cream or sweetened whipped cream

Desserts or Baked Goods
Fruit
Fruit Desserts
Holiday
Thanksgiving

By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2021, America's Test Kitchen TV

Autumn's unfussiest dessert uses apples and white bread in a totally genius way.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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