Caramel Apples In Phyllo

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 6 firm tart apples, peeled, cored and halved lengthwise
• 12 phyllo pastry sheets
• 1/4 cup butter, melted (1/2 stick)
• cinnamon
• sweetened whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 melt 6 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• 2 add sugar and water and bring to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
• 4 add apples and cook until tender, turning often, 20 to 30 minutes.
• 5 remove apples, allowing excess syrup to drip back into pan; transfer to rack to cool.
• 6 reserve syrup in skillet.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 place 1 phyllo sheet on surface (keep remainder covered to prevent drying) and brush with melted butter; fold in half crosswise and brush with butter.
• 9 arrange one apple half cut side down at one short side.
• 10 fold long sides over apple, then roll up, enclosing apple.
• 11 arrange seam side down on baking sheet.
• 12 repeat with remaining apples.
• 13 brush phyllo with remaining melted butter; bake until golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.
• 14 boil reserved syrup over medium-high heat until slightly thickened and amber in color.
• 15 spoon syrup over phyllo and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• 16 garnish with whiped cream and serve.