Ingredients
1/2 stick unsalted butter
Splash vanilla extract
Cinnamon stick
Pinch kosher salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3 or 4 firm apples, such as Gala, or Fuji, peeled, cored, and cut into eights
Splash dark rum
Vanilla, Chocolate, Cinnamon, or Chocolate Chip ice cream, for serving
Directions
- Melt butter in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. When the foaming subsides, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Sprinkle sugar evenly into pan and cook until bubbly.
- Remove the pan from the heat and arrange the apples on top in a single layer. Return the pan to stove and cook over medium heat until the apples are glossy and knife tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and add the rum. Carefully light the rum, with a long kitchen match. Return the pan to the heat and cook, shaking gently, until the flames subside. Transfer the apple mixture to serving dishes and serve immediately over ice cream.