Roasted Apples With Bourbon Crème Anglaise

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 apples, peeled and cored (such as golden delicious)
• 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise (or 1 tsp/5 ml vanilla)
• 1 cup whipping cream (heavy cream)
• 2 tablespoons bourbon or 2 tablespoons whiskey

Recipe

• 1 bourbon crème anglaise:.
• 2 in small bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar; set aside. if using vanilla bean, use tip of knife to scrape seeds into saucepan. add pod and cream; heat over medium heat just until bubbles form around edge. discard pod.
• 3 gradually whisk cream into egg mixture. return to saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring and being careful not to boil, until thick enough to coat back of wooden spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. strain into pitcher.
• 4 stir in vanilla (if using) and bourbon.
• 5 pre-heat oven to 400.
• 6 in large bowl, whisk maple syrup, orange rind and juice, cranberries and cinnamon. cut each apple into 8 wedges; add to bowl along with pecans and toss gently.
• 7 arrange in 13- x 9-inch (3 l) glass baking dish. cover and roast in 400°f (200°c) oven, basting and stirring twice, until apples are tender, about 30 minutes. uncover and roast until very tender and sauce is thickened, about 20 minutes.
• 8 pool some of the crème anglaise on 6 dessert plates. top with apples; drizzle with remaining crème anglaise.