MELE ALLA CREMA (BAKED APPLES WITH CREAM)

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Mele Alla Crema (Baked Apples With Cream) image

Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Categories     dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 ounces amaretti cookies
1/2 cup vin santo or Marsala wine
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
6 apples, cored
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • Soak 4 ounces of amaretti cookies in the wine until very soft.
  • Meanwhile, dissolve sugar in saucepan over moderate heat, stirring.
  • In separate saucepan, heat 1/2 cup heavy cream until it boils. When sugar has dissolved and browned, add boiling cream, mixing well. Scrape down sides and corners of saucepan. Let cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream until firm. Reserve Y of the whipped cream for decorating. Add the rest to the cooled sauce.
  • Fill each apple with the soaked amaretti. Put apples in a greased baking dish and add water to a depth of 1/8 inch. Place in the oven and bake about half an hour, until the apples are tender but still firm.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool. Arrange the apples in a deep serving dish. Pour cream sauce over them and pipe reserved whipped cream around them. Crumble the remaining amaretti cookies and sprinkle over all.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 423, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 56 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 134 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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