decadence

my niece recently reminded me of a wonderful way to enjoy apples.

 hello decadent caramel, mascarpone cheese and skor dip!

i remember her mom, my sister nancy, making it for us. it’s truly amazing.

caramel, mascarpone cheese and skor dip for apples 

a dreamy, decadent way to enjoy our apples!

cortlands and honeycrisps resist browning.. perfect and delicious for this!

in october, our mutsu, jonagold, and granny smith apples will be wonderful to dip. 

you will need..

4 apples

1 475g tub of mascarpone cheese

3 tablespoons of icing sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 

2/3 cup of caramel sauce (recipe follows)

2/3 cup of chopped skor bars.. 1 bag of the mini bars is more than enough

a sprinkling of maldon salt 

make the caramel sauce first..

you will need..

2 cups of granulated sugar

1 cup of heavy cream  35% whipping cream 

1/2 teaspoon of maldon salt

in a medium saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of sugar over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.

once the sugar is melted and a light golden colour, stir in another 1/2 cup of sugar. caramelize the sugar 1/2 cup at a time, continually stirring, until all the sugar has been added and the caramel is a deep golden colour.

reduce the heat to medium and slowly add the cream, stirring constantly. it will bubble and steam.. be careful. 

add the salt.. and bring to a boil. 

remove the saucepan from the heat and set aside to use later. 

it will thicken as it cools. 

you can store this in the fridge, in an airtight container for 2 weeks. 

this recipe makes more than enough!

next..

mix the mascarpone cheese, icing sugar and vanilla together until smooth.

spread this on the bottom of an 8 inch pie plate.

tuck this in the fridge for 30 minutes.

drizzle and dollop the caramel sauce over the cheese mixture.. then tuck it back in the fridge for another 30 minutes.

chop the skor bars into tiny pieces.

shave a few curls of chocolate off the sides with a vegetable peeler for fun.

sprinkle the skor pieces and chocolate curls over the caramel topped cheese. 

drizzle with more caramel if you like.

sprinkle a little maldon salt on the top.

cut your apples into slices and place them around the pie plate. 

dip, and devour. dreamy!

there will be extra caramel sauce to love later.. 

on apple pie, ice cream, cake, popcorn, cheese boards... 

you’ll find a way!

 

it’s pure joy to pick apples with people you love.. especially little ones!

happy picking! see you soon,

warmly

laura

carl laidlaw orchards