Apple Butter Cinnamon Croutons1 Food

BUTTERY CINNAMON SKILLET APPLES

Steps:

• Peel, core and cut apples in half.
• In a skillet melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon; mix well then add in water.
• Add in the apples to the sauce; cover and cook over medium heat, occasionally spooning the sauce over the apples as they cook.
• Cook for 12-15 minutes until the apples are fork-tender and the sauce is thick.
• To serve; place two apple halves in a dish, and ladle approximately 1/2 cup butter/cinnamon sauce over each serving.

APPLE-CINNAMON WONTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with butter flavored cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon; toss to coat apples.
• Place wonton wrappers on a flat surface. Drop apple mixture by teaspoonfuls onto center of each wrapper. Moisten edges of wrapper with wet fingers, fold over one corner to make a triangle and press sides together to seal. Transfer filled wrappers to prepared baking sheet and coat surface with cooking spray.
• Bake until wontons are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Place wontons on individual plates and sift with powdered sugar. Serve with ice cream on the side.

CINNAMON OBLIVION

Steps:

• For candied pecans, combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Heat until mixture boils and all sugar granules are dissolved.
• Add chopped pecans to mixture and stir for 1 to 2 minutes over heat.
• Be sure that all pecans are well-coated.
• Pour mixture onto a large plate and continue to stir until mixture hardens and begins to break up.
• You should be able to separate all of the nuts.
• For the croutons, preheat the oven to 300°F.
• Pour the slice bread cubes onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the bread has turned light brown.
• Stir halfway through cooking time.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Pour baked croutons into the pan and sauté until the bread is well-coated with butter.
• Combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the croutons while stirring so that the croutons are well-coated with cinnamon/sugar.
• Remove croutons from the heat and pour them onto a plate to cool.
• Prepare apples by carefully mixing them with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in a large bowl.
• You want to be sure you don't stir hard enough to break up the apples.
• Microwave the apple for 1 to 2 minutes or until hot.
• To assemble the dessert for serving, first roll four cup-size scoops of ice cream in the pecan pieces.
• You can do this step ahead of time if you like, keeping the pecan-covered scoops in your freezer.
• Place an ice cream scoop onto a small plate, then pour about a tablespoon of caramel over the ice cream.
• Dribble another tablespoon around the base of the ice cream onto the plate.
• Spread the hot apples around the base of the ice cream being sure to divide them evenly amongst the four servings.
• Divide the croutons into four portions and sprinkle them on the apples around the base of the ice cream scoop on each plate.
• Spread a generous portion of whipped cream onto the top of each scoop of ice cream.
• Top off each dish with a fresh strawberry.