Cinnamon & Sugar Baked Apples

By Diannie

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP Vegetable oil
• 1 Tsp Butter
• 4 Braeburn or Gala apples, unpeeled, cut
• in half lengthwise and cored.
• 1 TBSP Sugar
• 3 Cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 Cup unfiltered apple cider
• 1/2 Cup Ice cream caramel topping
• 1/2 Cup Sliced almonds, toasted
• Vanilla ice cream

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees In a large ovenproof skillet, combine oil and butter. Cook over medium-high heat until butter is melted. Add apples, cut side down, to skillet. Cook about 3 minutes or until cut sides are lightly browned, rearranging apples once. Remove from heat. Add sugar and cinnamon sticks. Slowly add apple cider. Lightly cover with foil. Bake 10 minutes; turn apples over. Lightly cover, and bake 8-10 minutes longer or until apples are tender but hold their shape. Remove apples from skillet. Discard cinnamon sticks. Add caramel topping to any remaining liquid in skillet; cook over low heat just until warm. Place 1 apple half, cut side up, on each of 8 dessert plates. Sprinkle each with 1 Tbsp almonds. Serve with ice cream, and drizzle each with about 1 Tbsp of warm caramel topping