Honey-Baked Apples with Caramel Sauce

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• Baked Apples:
• 6 Golden Delicious apples
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Caramel Sauce:
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare the baked apples, core apples with melon baller or round teaspoon to form cavity. Stand apples in buttered baking dish and set aside.

In a small saucepan, heat honey and butter until blended. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Fill cavities of apples evenly with honey mixture. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes or until apples are tender.

To prepare the caramel sauce, while apples are baking, pour 1/2 cup of water into heavy saucepan. Pour sugar into center of pot, keeping sugar from sides of pan. Bring to boil over high heat. Continue boiling until syrup is thick and straw-colored, about 15 minutes.

In separate saucepan, heat heavy cream to simmer. Remove sugar syrup from heat; slowly whisk hot cream into syrup until smooth. Whisk in butter; stir in pecans. To serve, carefully place apple on plate. Top with warm caramel sauce.