Traditional baked apples with a mouth-watering twist.INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 4 teaspoons ground nutmeg 12 red baking apples, cored 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoons water, divided 2 packages (10 ounces) caramels, unwrapped 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream Whipped cream for garnish, optional DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. In a small bowl, combine butter and nutmeg. 3. Using 1 tablespoon for each apple, fill centers of apples with butter mixture. 4. Place apples in a baking pan and add 1/4 cup water to pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. 5. In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with 2 tablespoons water, stirring occasionally. 6. Remove fro heat and stir in cream. 7. To serve, pour caramel mixture over baked apples. Top with whipped cream if desired. |