Caramel Apple Ice Cream Sundae Recipe

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Remember those pictures I posted about ten days ago? The ones where snow was falling in our backyard? Well, we’re back in shorts because the temperatures shot back up to the 70s. One side of me wants to dive into comfort dishes – soups, stews and apple and pumpkin desserts epitomize autumn. The other side wants to hold onto summer for a few weeks longer – cold drinks, fresh salads. Oh yeah, and ice cream. So, what can one do but make a dessert that bridges both seasons, using the cooling textures of summer with the rich flavors of autumn?

As I learned from the Almond Joy Ice Cream I made in the summer, it’s okay to use store-bought ice cream (okay, it needs to be high-quality) if you pair it with some tasty ingredients. In this case, those ingredients are crisp apples, cooked in butter until browned, and tossed in a simple, homemade caramel sauce.

My boys helped me with every step. Well, except for making the caramel sauce. Bubbling hot sugar and children do not mix well. And boy, did they ever enjoy the spoils.

M&T Sundae Collage

Every last drip.

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While we are able to enjoy this summertime-like dessert, the reality is that we are fully back into the swing of the fall schedule. Homework, sports practices and other obligations take time away from cooking, which leaves us looking for hearty meals that can be prepared in minutes. Bertolli recently introduced their Bertolli Meal Soups, which can be found in the frozen food section and are available in four varieties. Now, I’m not usually one for prepared foods. But when a meal can be prepared in less than ten minutes and satisfy the whole family, then who am I to argue?

Bertolli challenged several bloggers to come up with desserts to accompany their new soups. Be sure to head over to Bell’alimento to see the other desserts, including Paula’s gorgeous Plums Poached in Wine Sauce with Vanilla Gelato.

Reminder: Don’t forget to stop by and link-up your Halloween recipe and craft posts. If you don’t have a post to link up, be sure to check out all of the fantastic ideas that readers have already shared.

The recipe:
Core apples and thinly slice, cutting each slice in half.

Caramel Apple Sundae 1

Spread sugar evenly in a large skillet set over medium heat. Let the sugar sit, untouched, until it begins to melt. Using a fork, stir the sugar until completely it has completely melted and turned medium caramel brown.

Caramel Apple Sundae 2

Remove from the heat and slowly add the cream. Stand back a little because it will foam and may splatter a little. Hot sugar on bare skin is not a good thing. Return to the heat and whisk until the sauce is smooth. Set over low heat, whisking occasionally, until ready to use.

In the meantime, melt butter in a medium skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook until the apples are beginning to turn brown. Add the apples to the caramel sauce and stir until they are coated.

Caramel Apple Sundae 3

Using four bowls or short glasses, layer the ice cream with the caramel apples, drizzling the extra caramel sauce over top. Serve immediately.

Caramel Apple Sundae 4

Other desserts with caramel & apples:
Cookin’ Canuck’s Apple Upside Down Biscuits
The Craving Chronicles’ Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes
Not Quite Nigella’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Herbivoracious’ Caramel Apple Brioche French Toast
Gimme Some Oven’s Caramel Apple Cider Cookies

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Caramel Apple Ice Cream Sundae

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From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com

Yields 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 medium Gala apples
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3/4 quart high-quality vanilla ice cream

Directions

  1. Core apples and thinly slice, cutting each slice in half.
  2. Spread sugar evenly in a large skillet set over medium heat. Let the sugar sit, untouched, until it begins to melt.
  3. Using a fork, stir the sugar until completely it has completely melted and turned medium caramel brown.
  4. Remove from the heat and slowly add the cream. Stand back a little because it will foam and may splatter a little.
  5. Return to the heat and whisk until the sauce is smooth. Set over low heat, whisking occasionally, until ready to use.
  6. In the meantime, melt butter in a medium skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the apples and cook until the apples are beginning to turn brown.
  7. Add the apples to the caramel sauce and stir until they are coated.
  8. Using four bowls or short glasses, layer the ice cream with the caramel apples, drizzling the extra caramel sauce over top. Serve immediately.

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Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Bertolli. All opinions are my own.

 

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Comments

  3. I would eat ice cream even with snow on the ground! (It’s really hard to deter me from frozen dairy…) This looks absolutely delicious.

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  9. So hard to beat the combination of caramel, apples, AND ice cream. I mean really, this is just pure happy food! And those pictures of your boys prove it. 🙂

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  14. The weather has been so fickle, hasn’t it? Welcome to fall in Utah! The pics of your boys couldn’t be any cuter and seriously, Dara, I would gladly forgo the ice cream to have that pan of caramelized apples all to myself!

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  21. I love your blog Dara. I’ve been loving it for a long time and it’s just occurred to me that you can’t read my mind, so I’m finally leaving you a comment.
    Yum, yum, yum and yum; it must be fun to live at your house!
    I read every post, and though I’m not a frequent commenter I am a frequent admirer. There must be a lot if us out here, reading, drooling, enjoying yet not saying much. Just know that we’re here, ok? I’ll try to comment more often than once in a blue moon.
    Waving at you from a suburb outside Vancouver BC!

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    • Kathryn, thank you so much. That is truly one of the sweetest comments I have ever received. I’m glad to know you silent types are out there…and I appreciate you!

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  23. Are you trying to kill people here? This sundae looks so addictive that I wanna make it right NOW and I don not have apples at home. Not Good!! 🙁
    Boy, that looks so good and it will not get out of my mind until I make it!

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  24. now that’s some finger licking goodness…….and I love how you’re straddling the fence between summer and fall with this knockout recipe… really great

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  25. Oh Dara! These sound divine! I actually *gasped* out loud at the marvelous photo of the apples in the pan covered in the caramel sauce. Gorgeous!!!!!! And your boys, precious as always!

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  30. Dara, You’ve trained your boys well – every last drip! This presentation is beautiful from start to finish and I couldn’t agree more that a high quality store bought ice cream is sensational with a couple of homemade embellishments. Brava!

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  36. This looks so good. So simple too. Love that the ingredients are right out of the pantry too (including the refrigerator pantry). I’ll be making this soon…I’m actually craving it now!

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  37. While you had snow, we’ve had such a warm, warm fall here that I am still harvesting tomatoes from my garden! Your boys are so cute and your gorgeous ice cream sundaes make me drool!

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  39. Did you make the ice cream ?
    I make my own ice cream, relatively easy and no machine.
    My daughters make their own too.
    No additives, no preservatives,only 3 ingredients.

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  45. Well, I’m joining the choir on this one and saying THAT looks so good and I can almost taste the combo of warm apples and cold ice cream for me! Congrats on Top 9 and sending you hugs. Loved the pics of those gorgeous boys, too 😀

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  48. Your children look adorable!!! <3
    And this dessert is such a great idea! Apples, ice cream AND caramel??? Mmmmmm I would love to have a spoonful right now! 🙂

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  52. This looks so simplistically delicious!!! Love the photos of your children enjoying it as well. I love caramel more than life itself so I know this is right up my alley. I just had one of the best cupcakes ever too, and they were spice apple cake with caramel filling and vanilla buttercream. It had similar flavors to this – I think I need to make an ice cream sundae this SUNDAY! 🙂

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  53. I made this for a dinner party of four last Saturday and it was such a HIT. It was just like apple pie but so much easier. I will be making this in the future !

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