Roasted Caramel Glazed Cinnamon Apples

By Anne Marie

Use a melon baller to core the apple
Use firm apples, such as Granny Smith, Royal Gala, Fuji, or Breaburn
Also great with pears!

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 4 firm, crisp applies, halved and seeded
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks (about 4 inches each), halved or mix 2 tsp ground cinnamon with the brown sugar

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Place butter in a 13 x 9 in baking dish and set it in preheating oven to melt while preparing the apples
Remove pan from oven; sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Arrange cinnamon stich evenly over sugar and place apples, cut side down, over cinnamon sticks. Bake until apples are tender, about 25 minutes.
Remove pan from oven, turn apples, cut side up, and spoon sauce over apples. Return pan to oven and continue to roast until golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
To serve, spoon half apple into each bowl, sticking a cinnamon stick in each one.

Add various toppings, if desired.