Baked apples with salted caramel crunch
Salted caramel is delicious paired with apples and nuts.
SERVES
2
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
Ingredients
- For the baked apples:
1 tbs of dates, pitted and chopped
1 tbs of pecan nuts, chopped
1 tbs of crunchy granola
1 tbs of muscovado sugar
4 apples, skin scored around the top and the apples cored
2 tbs of soft butter
For the salted caramel sauce:
2 tbs of golden caster sugar
2 tbs of water
3 tbs of cream
1 tbs of soft butter
2 pinches of sea salt
Method
Mix the dates, nuts and granola with the sugar. Scoop this into the hollow in the centre of each apple. Place a quarter of the butter onto each apple and put them into an ovenproof dish.
Bake for about 25 minutes until bubbling and soft throughout.
While the apples are baking place the sugar and water for the sauce into a heavy based saucepan and simmer over a low heat until the sugar has melted. Allow to bubble gently until it is turning golden brown. Remove from the heat and whisk in cream, butter and salt until the liquid is smooth and shiny.
Serve the sauce with the warm apples.
