Honey-Caramel Ice Cream Sundaes with Apples
A decadent dessert featuring warm spiced caramel sauce and sautéed Golden Delicious apples served over vanilla ice cream, optionally topped with toasted pecans. The sauce combines honey, brown sugar, and aromatic spices for a sophisticated twist on a classic sundae.
Ingredients
- •1 cup golden brown sugar
- •½ cup heavy whipping cream
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •2 tablespoons honey
- •1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- •½ teaspoon ground allspice
- •¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •3 tablespoons butter
- •3 whole Golden Delicious apples
- •3 tablespoons golden brown sugar
- •1 pint Vanilla ice cream
- •½ cup Toasted pecan halves
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir sugar, cream, butter, honey, and 3 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; bring syrup to boil. Add spices, pinch of salt, and pinch of black pepper, shaking pan to blend. Boil without stirring until sauce coats spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Rewarm before using.
15 min
- 2.
Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples; sprinkle with sugar. Sauté apples until tender and brown in spots, about 12 minutes.
12 min
- 3.
Scoop ice cream into dishes. Top with sauce, apples, and pecans, if using.
3 min
