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Caramelized Apples with Dried Cherries Over Ice Cream

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    35 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 apples (3/4 lb total), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide wedges
1/4 cup dried tart cherries or cranberries
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1/2 cup heavy cream
Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté apples and dried cherries, stirring and turning over occasionally, until apples are just beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring, until juices are deep golden, about 5 minutes. Add cream and boil, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and cool to warm, about 15 minutes. Stir in remaining teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste. Serve hot or warm over ice cream.

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