Baked Apple Crisp Apples by The Seaside Baker

A truly delectable dessert from The Seaside Baker:  Warm baked apples topped with bourbon whipped cream, sweet caramel sauce, and crunchy pecans!

Ingredients:

6 apples
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Crumble Topping Ingredients:

1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup oats
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into cubes

Bourbon Whipped Cream Ingredients:

1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon bourbon (optional)
Caramel Sauce
Chopped Pecans

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cut the tops off of 4 apples and spoon out the flesh. Throw away the seeds and reserve the remaining flesh.
3. Peel and core remain 2 apples. Dice the two apples as well as the flesh from the 4 apples.
4. In a medium pan, melt butter.
5. Add diced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
6. Cook diced apples for 8-10 minutes, or until tender.
7. While diced apples are cooking, make the crumble.
8. In a bowl, combine flour, oats, brown and white sugar, salt and cinnamon and mix to combine.
9. Cut in cold butter using a pastry cutter or two knifes until pea sized clumps form.
10. Place hollow apples in a small baking dish.
11. Stuff apples with cooked diced apples.
12. Top apples with a generous spoonful of crumble.
13. Bake apples for 20 minutes or until tops are crispy.
14. To make the whipped cream, beat cold heavy whipping cream, sugar, bourbon (optional), and vanilla on high until stiff peaks form.
15. Place apples on plates, top with a dollop of bourbon whipped, drizzle with caramel sauce, and sprinkle with pecans. Enjoy!