Honey-Caramel Ice Cream with Apples
Honey-Caramel Ice Cream with Apples

I made this recipe and took it to a friend’s for dinner. The short story? It was a big hit. If you can imagine guests standing around the kitchen, asking for a chance just to smell the pan the sauce was in, you get a sense of the scene.
And then there was the out and out drooling…
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Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Apples
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 large Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, each cut into 8 wedges Note: I used McIntosh, worked great.
- 3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
- Vanilla ice cream
- Toasted pecan halves (optional)
Preparation
sauce
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Stir sugar, cream, butter, honey, and 3 tablespoons water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; bring syrup to boil. Add spices, pinch of salt, and pinch of black pepper, shaking pan to blend. Boil without stirring until sauce coats spoon, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 week ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Rewarm before using.
apples
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Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples; sprinkle with sugar. Sauté apples until tender and brown in spots, about 12 minutes.
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Scoop ice cream into dishes. Top with sauce, apples, and pecans, if using.
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