How To Make Caramel Over Vanilla Ice Cream In Hollowed-Out Apples (PHOTO)

Yes, you guys (and girls) are awesome. I now know what to do: Baked apples filled with cinnamon ice cream and topped with a caramel sauce. YAYYY!

Bake those apples. It will taste exponentially more delicious. 

After baking, pour some of the caramel inside the apple cup and roll it so you have a nice layer of caramel. If you do it while the apple is still hot/warm from baking you can probably get a nice thin layer so it's not too sweet.

Then I'd chill it in the freezer (upside down so the excess caramel would gather at the lips of the cup and so you don't lose moisture in the apple) before using it as an ice cream cup. This way the caramel can act as an extra seal and the ice cream doesn't melt too early.

The sauce would probably serve at least 8. If you don’t need that much, (try to) refrigerate or freeze the rest

Apple Ice Creams with Brandy Caramel

25g butter

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar¼ cup golden syrup

¼ cup cold water

pinch salt

1x tin (400g) sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla essence/extract

2 Tbsp brandy

apples (use nice round red ones that ‘stand up’ nicely)

ice cream

chopped nuts

Place the butter in a saucepan and melt it gently. Add the brown sugar, golden syrup, water and salt. Heat gently at first and stir constantly as the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, still stirring, until the mixture really bubbles like mad. Reduce the heat, and add the condensed milk, vanilla and brandy. Stir until it’s nicely combined and a good caramel colour, then take it off the heat.

Cut the top bit off the apple, and scoop out all the inside flesh. I used a melon baller which was handy, I’m sure a teaspoon would do the trick. If you want to do this more than 5 minutes before serving, squeeze lemon juice over the apple to stop it browning. Fill the apple with a scoop or two of ice cream, and drizzle with the warm caramel (if the caramel has thickened while you got the apples ready, just gently heat it again, or add one more dash of brandy). Top with chopped nuts and serve.

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