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Caramelized Apples with Dried Cherries Over Ice Cream

  • Active Time

    20 min

  • Total Time

    35 min

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 apples (3/4 lb total), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide wedges
1/4 cup dried tart cherries or cranberries
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté apples and dried cherries, stirring and turning over occasionally, until apples are just beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring, until juices are deep golden, about 5 minutes. Add cream and boil, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to warm, about 15 minutes. Stir in remaining teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste. Serve hot or warm over ice cream.

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  • I made this as a dessert for Thanksgiving. It was plenty sweet, but the addition of cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg made it a hit (think apple pie a la mode).

    • 1shadylady

    • Rockford, IL

    • 11/27/2009

  • Cut the sugar in half, still plenty sweet. Great last minute dessert!

    • ks90212

    • Los Angeles, CA

    • 11/19/2006

  • This made an easy, tasty dessert. I used dried cranberries. Next time I may add a few chopped walnuts.

    • Anonymous

    • Cape Cod, MA

    • 9/25/2006

  • This was very simple to make and extreamly tasty. I would surely make this again. My children liked it better without the cherries.

    • cbillis

    • Derby Line, VT

    • 10/16/2005

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