Sometimes it’s a case of “the simpler the better.” Here, you bake apples in a rich, buttery caramel sauce and it doesn’t take much time to get it all together, either.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 4 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Position the oven racks so that one rack is in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to convection bake at 375°F. Lightly butter a baking dish just large enough to hold the fruit.
Step 2
Peel the bottom half of each apple.
Step 3
Heat the sugar in a heavy skillet over high heat, stirring, until it begins to melt around the edges, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and stir until all the sugar is dissolved and the mixture turns a light caramel color.
Step 4
With a whisk, stir in the butter until the butter is melted into the sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce is smooth.
Step 5
Pour the sauce into the baking dish to cover the bottom. Put the apples in the baking dish with the peeled side down and pour the caramel into the hollowed-out centers. Cover the remainder of the apples with caramel sauce.
Step 6
Bake in the center of the oven for 30 minutes. Using a pair of tongs or two spoons, gently turn the apples over and continue baking, basting two or three times, until the apples are tender, about 15 more minutes.
Step 7
Cool and serve the apples with the sauce spooned over them.
Baked Pears
Step 8
Wash firm Bosc pears; do not core them, but trim the bottoms of each so they will stand up in the baking dish. Continue with the recipe from step 3.
