Blooming Apple Recioe

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 honey crisp apples or 2 any other crisp apples
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 caramels, unwrapped
• whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 slice 1/4 off the top of the apples.
• 3 core the apples.
• 4 using a sharp knife make two deep circular cuts around the top of the apples.
• 5 turn apple over and make vertical narrow cuts around the apple, not through the apple, just around. like a blooming onion.
• 6 turn apple over again and check that it looks like a blooming onion.
• 7 place apples in an oven proof dish and put caramels in the center of the apples.
• 8 heat butter and brown sugar and microwave for 30 seconds and stir. cook for an additional 30 seconds.
• 9 remove from microwave and add flour and cinnamon.
• 10 pour evenly over 2 apples.
• 11 bake for 25-30 minutes. check apples after 25 minutes to make sure they are tender, if not cook for another 5 minutes.
• 12 remove from oven and place in bowls.
• 13 top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce and cinnamon, if desired.