Cinnamon Oblivion

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
• 2 cups cubed bushman bread or 2 cups hawaiian bread or 2 cups pillsbury honey bread
• 1/3 cup salted butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 4 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup caramel topping (smucker's is good)
• 1 1/2 cups whipped cream
• 4 fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 for candied pecans, combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 heat until mixture boils and all sugar granules are dissolved.
• 3 add chopped pecans to mixture and stir for 1 to 2 minutes over heat.
• 4 be sure that all pecans are well-coated.
• 5 pour mixture onto a large plate and continue to stir until mixture hardens and begins to break up.
• 6 you should be able to separate all of the nuts.
• 7 for the croutons, preheat the oven to 300°f.
• 8 pour the slice bread cubes onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the bread has turned light brown.
• 9 stir halfway through cooking time.
• 10 melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• 11 pour baked croutons into the pan and sauté until the bread is well-coated with butter.
• 12 combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 13 sprinkle this mixture over the croutons while stirring so that the croutons are well-coated with cinnamon/sugar.
• 14 remove croutons from the heat and pour them onto a plate to cool.
• 15 prepare apples by carefully mixing them with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in a large bowl.
• 16 you want to be sure you don't stir hard enough to break up the apples.
• 17 microwave the apple for 1 to 2 minutes or until hot.
• 18 to assemble the dessert for serving, first roll four cup-size scoops of ice cream in the pecan pieces.
• 19 you can do this step ahead of time if you like, keeping the pecan-covered scoops in your freezer.
• 20 place an ice cream scoop onto a small plate, then pour about a tablespoon of caramel over the ice cream.
• 21 dribble another tablespoon around the base of the ice cream onto the plate.
• 22 spread the hot apples around the base of the ice cream being sure to divide them evenly amongst the four servings.
• 23 divide the croutons into four portions and sprinkle them on the apples around the base of the ice cream scoop on each plate.
• 24 spread a generous portion of whipped cream onto the top of each scoop of ice cream.
• 25 top off each dish with a fresh strawberry.