Bourbon-butterscotch Baked Apples

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large baking apples, cored (rome beauty,granny smith or golden delicious)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup bourbon
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 remove 1/2 -inch strip of peel around top of each apple, using vegetable peeler.
• 3 arrange apples upright in shallow flameproof baking dish just large enough to accomodate apples.
• 4 top apples with butter;sprinkle with brown sugar, then drizzle with bourbon.
• 5 bake until apples are puffed and tender, basting occasionally with pan juices, 30 to 50 minutes, depending on type of apple.
• 6 transfer apples to platter and keep warm.
• 7 stir cream into baking pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 8 reduce heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced by half and coats spoon, 7 to 10 minutes.
• 9 remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 10 spoon sauce onto serving plates.
• 11 set apples in center and serve immediately.