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Caramel Apple Ice Cream Topping

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Pour Caramel Apple Pie Ice Cream Topping over vanilla ice cream and enjoy a caramel apple sundae. It’s like having apple pie a la mode with a drizzle of caramel.

Ice cream topped with caramel apple pie topping in a white bowl

Perfect for other desserts too!  Try it with cheesecake or even pound cake.

Apples

I prefer to use sweet apples when I make this, but Granny Smith would work just not as sweet perhaps.

I use have used Red Delicious, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Fuji successfully, but Fuji is my favorite.  Probably because it is the sweetest.

Nuts

Walnuts can be replaced with any other nut you like on your sundaes or they can be left out.

They do provide a nice bit of crunch though.

Tips

This is best eaten hot to warm and served over ice cream, it creates the perfect marriage of hot and cold.

If you prefer more apples and less caramel sauce, just use more apples or reduce sauce ingredients.

Some apples are firmer than others and require a touch more cooking.

Add a bit of water and continue simmering.

Placing a cover on the simmering sauce will reduce the wait time.

This caramel topping can be used anywhere you would use a fruit topping.

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Caramel apple sundae in a bowl

Caramel Apple Ice Cream Sauce

Sweet and warm apple topping made with fresh apples and few other staples like butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Delicious over vanilla ice cream.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 332kcal
Author: Beth Mueller

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 to 4 large Fuji apples peeled cored and sliced thin
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup water rum can be substituted
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Melt butter over medium heat in a skillet or wide bottom saucepan.
  • Add apples, sugars, water and cinnamon.
  • Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring often, until liquid has become a semi-thick liquid and apples are soft. If apples are not soft as the liquid thickens, simply add a little more water and continue cooking.
  • Add walnuts and stir to coat with syrup.
  • Remove from heat and serve over ice cream.

Notes

Nutritional data does not include ice cream. Nutritional calculators vary, please re-check with calculator used for your specific dietary restrictions for vital information.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 48.8g | Fat: 16.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 99mg | Sugar: 44.1g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and may vary based on exact ingredients used. For accuracy, consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.

Elizabeth (Beth) Mueller

Elizabeth (Beth) Mueller is a food journalist, CEO of Pear Tree Kitchen, and co-creator of Food Blogger Help. She also has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a registered nurse licensed in the State of Oklahoma. When she has free time between writing, blogging, and cooking, she can be found volunteering as an RN with the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps.