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Salted Caramel Apple Sundae

A vanilla ice cream and roasted apple sundae in a cup with a spoon and salted caramel dripping over the side.
  • Serves:  6
  • Prep Time:  10 min
  • Cook Time:  40 min

Ingredients

Salted Caramel Sauce

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt

Sundae

  • 1 large honeycrisp apple, cored, ½-inch sliced
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 large scoops French vanilla ice cream

Method

  1. Make the caramel. Place sugar in a small saucepan and mix with just enough water to achieve a wet sand consistency. Bring to a boil over high heat, do not stir. Using a wet pastry brush, brush down the sides of the saucepan, removing any sugar crystals.

  2. Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium-high until steaming, but not boiling (see Note).

  3. Continue to boil the sugar until it turns amber in color. Turn the heat off and slowly whisk in the hot cream, until smooth, 3-5 minutes. Stir in the salt. Set aside to cool.

  4. Preheat the oven to 350° F with a rack in the center position. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

  5. Lay the apple slices onto the prepared baking sheet.

  6. Add the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon to a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves 5-6 minutes.

  7. Using a pastry brush, coat both sides of the apples with the sugar mixture. Bake in the oven until tender, about 30 minutes.

  8. Divide the ice cream into 4 sundae cups of bowls, top with apples and caramel.


Note: Timing is important when making homemade caramel. Both the cream and the sugar need to be really hot when they are combined.