Baked Apples with Cinnamon Ice Cream

Name: Baked Apples with Cinnamon Ice Cream
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters unsweetened apple cider; 8 mediums cooking apples, such as Golden Delicious or Granny Smith; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 177 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons nutmeg; 0 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 946 milliliters vanilla ice cream

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Baked Apples with Cinnamon Ice Cream a try. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 471 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. Head to the store and pick up butter, cooking apples, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Soften ice cream by leaving at room temperature for 20 minutes or until soft enough to mix.

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Ice Cream

Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat ice cream and cinnamon until thoroughly combined. Cover and return to freezer for 30 minutes or until solid. (Can be done up to a week in advance.)

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Ice Cream

Cinnamon

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a baking dish just large enough to hold apples in a single layer.

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Apple

Butter

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Baking Pan

Oven

Combine sugar, cider, salt, nutmeg and cloves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.

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Clove

Nutmeg

Cider

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Use a vegetable peeler to trim about 1/2-inch band around tops of apples. Scoop out cores and seeds to form a deep cavity, without piercing bottom, using an apple corer, a melon baller or a sharp spoon.

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Vegetable

Apple

Melon

Seeds

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Peeler

Melon Baller

Apple Corer

Place apples upright in baking pan. Drop a few bits of butter in each apple cavity and pour cider syrup over and around the apples.

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Apple

Butter

Syrup

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Baking Pan

Bake apples, uncovered, basting often, until apples are tender but still hold their shape, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool slightly before serving with extra cooking juices spooned over and cinnamon ice cream on the side.

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Ice Cream

Cinnamon

Apple

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Oven