Stovetop Butterscotch Apples and Cranberries
A warm and comforting dessert combining tender honeycrisp or gala apples caramelized in butterscotch sauce with plump dried cranberries and vanilla. Perfect as a fall dessert or topping for ice cream.
6 servings
30 min
Ingredients
- •½ cup dried cranberries
- •4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •½ whole vanilla bean
- •½ cup light brown sugar
- •⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- •6 whole apples
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place cranberries in a small bowl and cover with very hot water; set aside.
5 min
- 2.
Melt butter in a large heavy pot over high heat. Scrape in vanilla seeds; discard pod. Add brown sugar and salt and cook, stirring, until combined. Add apples and cook, stirring often, until apples are soft and liquid is almost completely evaporated, 15-20 minutes.
20 min
- 3.
Transfer apple mixture to a large serving bowl. Drain cranberries, add to apple mixture, and toss to combine.
5 min
