Apple Crumble with Cardamom-Vanilla Caramel Sauce
This apple crumble is just the thing for holiday entertaining: It is easy to make, uses seasonal ingredients and can feed a crowd. Moisten up the crunchy oat topping by drizzling on some of the cardamom-vanilla caramel sauce when the crumble is hot out of the oven.
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Ingredients:
| 3 | granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced |
| zest and juice of 1 lemon | |
| 2 tablespoons | granulated sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | ground cinnamon |
| pinch salt | |
| 2/3 cup | all-purpose flour |
| 2/3 cup | brown sugar |
| 2/3 cup | oats |
| pinch salt | |
| 1 stick | (4-ounces) unsalted butter |
| 2/3 cup | sugar |
| 1/4 cup | water |
| 1 tablespoon | butter |
| 1/2 cup | heavy cream or half-and-half |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1 teaspoon | cardamom seeds, gently crushed to release oil |
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the Apple Filling:
In a small bowl, toss the apple slices with the lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and set aside.
To make the Crumble Topping:
In another small bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, oats, and salt with a fork until uniform. In a baking dish, melt the butter in the microwave until about half melts, 10 to 15 seconds on high. Pour the butter into the flour mixture and incorporate with a fork. Leaving the excess butter in the baking dish, arrange the apple slices in the dish. Top with the flour-oat mixture. Bake until the apples are cooked through and the topping is golden, about 45 minutes.
To make the Vanilla-Cardamom Caramel Sauce:
In a medium-heavy saucepan, mix the water and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow the mixture to boil, without stirring. Cook's Note: Swirl the pan, if needed. Boil until the sugar mixture is pale golden brown, approximately 7 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat, and stirring vigorously add the butter and cream. The mixture will bubble. Add the cardamom seeds and stir to incorporate. Return the pan to the heat and bring the mixture to a boil and then remove from the heat and allow to cool a few minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract and strain the sauce before drizzling over the cobbler.
Source: foodnetwork.com
