Caramelized Apples

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make caramelized apples? Gather your ingredients. Choose apples that are whole, firm, and free of bruises. Soft apples will simply fall apart as they cook. Wash the apples well, quarter them, and cut out the cores. There's no need to peel them.

2. Step 2:

   

   Next, cut the apples into medium-sized cubes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Heat a nonstick skillet and melt the butter in it. Don't swap the butter for margarine — it's the butter that gives the finished apples their rich, creamy flavor, while the smell of margarine would only ruin them.

4. Step 4:

   

   Then pour the sugar into the hot butter. Stir. Let it cook together for a couple of minutes, until the sugar mixture just begins to turn golden.

5. Step 5:

   

   Now add all the diced apples to the pan. Stir well and let them cook. The high heat will draw out plenty of juice, and it'll look like the apples are swimming in the pan — but that's only temporary. Keep cooking and stir now and then. For extra aroma, add a little cinnamon; cinnamon-scented apples are wonderful in pies.

6. Step 6:

   

   After about 5–7 minutes the excess liquid will cook off and the apples will turn thick, sticky, and caramel-like. Don't wait for them to turn to mush — take them off the heat. The apples should be soft but still hold their shape as pieces. Let the finished apples cool and use them however you like. Enjoy!