Baked Apples with a Warm Caramel Sauce

Name: Baked Apples with a Warm Caramel Sauce
Yield: 4 baked apples
Ingredients: 4 unpeeled apples; 2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped walnuts; 2 tbsp (30 mg) raisins; 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter at room temperature; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; 1/3 cup (80 mL) apple cider or apple juice; 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream; Caramel Sauce; 1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar; 3 tbsp (45 mL) butter; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; of salt

Different varieties of apples will take different lengths of time to bake.

Prep: 15 min - 20 min
Cooking: 35 min - 50 min

Yields 4 baked apples

Ingredients

4 unpeeled apples
2 tbsp (30 mL) chopped walnuts
2 tbsp (30 mg) raisins
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter at room temperature
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon
1/3 cup (80 mL) apple cider or apple juice
1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream
Caramel Sauce
1/2 cup (125 mL) brown sugar
3 tbsp (45 mL) butter
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
of salt

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Preparation

Leaving apples whole, use a melon baller or very small spoon to scoop out cores and stems. Be careful not to cut through to bottom of apple. Peel off 1/2 inch(1 cm) strip of peel from around top of apples. Set apples aside in a baking dish just large enough to hold them.

Mix together walnuts, raisins, butter and cinnamon; stuff inside hollowed out cores of apples. Stir cider with 1/4 cup (60 mL) cream; pour over apples.

Bake apples uncovered in preheated 350° F (180° C) oven 35 to 50 min, basting every 15 min, or until apples are tender.

Caramel Sauce:

Pour cream mixture from baking dish into a small saucepan along with brown sugar, butter and remaining 3/4 cup (180 mL) cream. Set over medium high heat; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 min, stirring occasionally until smooth and thick. Stir in vanilla extract and salt.

Serve Warm Caramel Sauce spooned over baked apples.