Pumpkin Spice Caramel Apple Dessert

Winter is almost upon us and apples are in abundance why not make some spiced up warm caramel apple dessert? Top it with a delicious scoop of vanilla ice cream for that ultimate comfort food. Serve this on a cold weekend or entertain with family and friends. With or without ice cream this dessert is an absolute treat that gets ready in 20 minutes or less.

Ingredients

Apple pie filling

Caramel sauce

▢ 1 cup Sugar
▢ 3 tablespoon Water
▢ 2 tablespoon Corn syrup (optional) prevents crystallization
▢ 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter
▢ ½ teaspoon Coarse salt
▢ ¼ cup Heavy cream
▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Plus

▢ 2 cup Vanilla ice cream to serve

Instructions

Apple pie filling

Chop apples - In a large bowl, peel, core, and chop the apple into small cubes. Add lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
3 Apples
Combine - Pour the apple into a saucepan along with all the other ingredients.
1 teaspoon Lemon, 1 pinch Kosher salt, 3 tablespoon Brown Sugar, 2 tablespoon Butter, 1 tablespoon Cornstarch, 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
Cook the apple pie mixture over medium heat until the apples release all their juice and start to thicken. Remove from heat and let cool until barely warm.

Caramel sauce

In a heavy-bottom deep saucepan, add the sugar, water, and corn syrup.
Pro tip - Corn syrup prevents crystallization, you can also use 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
1 cup Sugar, 3 tablespoon Water, 2 tablespoon Corn syrup
With the heat on medium-high, bring the sugar to a boil. Shake the pan slowly guiding the distribution of heat. DO NOT STIR for the first 3 minutes then use a wooden spoon.
Pro tip - We avoid stirring to prevent the crystallization of sugar.
Reduce to medium heat. The sugar should now be a deep amber color. Add the butter followed by the cream. Take it off the heat so it does not overflow or overheat in the pan.
Pro tip - The caramel will rise at this point, that's normal hence the deep saucepan.
4 tablespoon Unsalted butter, ¼ cup Heavy cream
Add the vanilla extract and salt. Cool for a few minutes in the pan. Then, pour it into a mason jar or storage bowl. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Pro tip - Caramel is very hot so it's best not to pour it immediately into glass storage to prevent cracking.
½ teaspoon Coarse salt, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Serve

Bowl - In a small ramekin or serving bowl, add about ½ cup of the apple pie filling, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and drizzle the cooled caramel sauce over.
2 cup Vanilla ice cream
Storage - you can use this filling in any apple dessert that calls for apple pie filling. It will stay at room temperature for 2 days or in the fridge for up to a week.

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