Broiled Brown-Sugar Apples With Bacon

Serves: 6

Carolyne Schoen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

47

Sweetness

44

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Preheat broiler and lightly grease a broiler pan or 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan

2

Cut apples crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices

3

Cut out core from the middle of each slice and stack slices to reform whole apples

4

Arrange slices from 1 apple in one layer in pan, keeping slices in order, and sprinkle with half of brown sugar

5

Broil apple slices 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until barely tender and sugar is caramelized

6

Transfer broiled apples in one layer to a tray

7

In cleaned lightly greased pan broil remaining apple slices with remaining brown sugar in same manner

8

Preheat oven to 350°F

9

And grease a small shallow baking pan

10

Arrange bottom slice of each apple in baking pan and sprinkle with some bacon

11

Stack remaining apple slices in order on top, sprinkling layers with bacon and ending with top slices of apples, to form 2 whole apples

12

Apples may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in baking pan, covered

13

Bring apples to room temperature before proceeding

14

Reheat apple, uncovered, in oven until hot, about 15 minutes

15

Preheat broiler and lightly grease a broiler pan or 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan

16

Cut apples crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices

17

Cut out core from the middle of each slice and stack slices to reform whole apples

18

Arrange slices from 1 apple in one layer in pan, keeping slices in order, and sprinkle with half of brown sugar

19

Broil apple slices 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until barely tender and sugar is caramelized

20

Transfer broiled apples in one layer to a tray

21

In cleaned lightly greased pan broil remaining apple slices with remaining brown sugar in same manner

22

Preheat oven to 350°F

23

And grease a small shallow baking pan

24

Arrange bottom slice of each apple in baking pan and sprinkle with some bacon

25

Stack remaining apple slices in order on top, sprinkling layers with bacon and ending with top slices of apples, to form 2 whole apples

26

Apples may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in baking pan, covered

27

Bring apples to room temperature before proceeding

28

Reheat apple, uncovered, in oven until hot, about 15 minutes