Bourbon Baked Apples Recipes

BOURBON APPLES

Steps:

• As you peel and slice the apples, toss them with the lemon juice in a bowl.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the apples with lemon juice. "Fry" the apples for several minutes in the butter, stirring frequently, for 5 - 10 minutes or until they begin to get tender.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook for about 5 - 10 minutes longer. Store in a covered glass jar or airtight container in the fridge. Serve warm over French toast, pancakes, cake, ice cream ... anything that goes well with apples ... or just eat them with a spoon.

BOURBON CANDY APPLES

Steps:

• Insert wooden sticks 3/4 of the way into the stem end of each apple. Place apples on a cookie sheet covered with lightly greased aluminum foil.
• Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thermometer registers 290 degrees F (143 degrees C). Remove from the heat and stir in the bourbon if desired.
• Keep the saucepan over low heat to keep the caramel liquid for dipping the apples. Working quickly, carefully dip apples in the caramel. Place apples on the greased aluminum foil until coating has cooled and hardened.

BOURBON APPLES

Steps:

• heat 1/4 c butter in a skillet.
• add shallots, cook 5 minutes to soften.
• add apples, bourbon and maple syrup, cook for 3 minutes.
• add cider and boil for 5 minutes until most of the liquid evaporates.
• reduce heat and stir in remaining butter 1 tbsp at a time.
• add nutmeg, cloves and sage, stirring.
• serve warm.

APPLES AND BOURBON BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium size cast iron skillet for about 5 minutes until the bacon begins to crisp.
• Add onion and garlic, cook for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add bourbon to pan, stir and scrape sides to blend all together.
• Add the remaining ingredients, stirring all to blend together.
• Place in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes so beans can thicken up.

APPLE BOURBON BBQ BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare Big Green Egg or other grill for indirect cooking. Maintain grill temp of 300⁰. Add cherry wood chunks to hot coals for smoke.
• Cook bacon for 8 minutes in a large sauté pan until fat renders but bacon is still soft not crispy. Drain the bacon on paper towel. Reserve 1 TBS of bacon grease for sautéing.
• Add onion to pan and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the jalapeno and garlic and continue to sauté for 2 minutes. Add the diced apple and season with a pinch of AP rub. Cook the apple mixture for 2-3 minutes and add ½ cup of brown sugar. Stir to combine then add the bourbon. Reduce the liquid by half then transfer to a small bowl.
• Pour the beans into a dutch oven iron pot. Add the apple mixture, pulled pork, bacon, BBQ Sauce, Dijon Mustard, remaining brown sugar, and seasonings. Stir to combine and place uncovered on the bbq grill.
• Cook beans for 2 hours stirring occasionally and serve.

BAKED APPLE WITH CINNAMON BOURBON CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For Apple:.
• Mix the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon to form a paste. Stuff the paste into the cored apple, then wrap the apple with the pastry. Use remaining pastry to add a decorative touch. Bake for 20 minutes at 375°F.
• For Sauce:.
• Place the sugar in a pan with 3 to 4 tablespoons of water. Allow this to boil until it turns a rich amber color (232°F) on a candy thermometer).
• Remove from heat and whip in the butter and cream. Season with cinnamon. Stir in the bourbon. Pour over baked apple and serve.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C).
• Using a handheld or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or simply using a fork or spoon, beat/mash the butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together until combined. Stir in the oats, then the raisins/dried cranberries/nuts, if using. Set aside.
• This can be tricky, but I recommend using a sharp paring knife and a spoon. (Or an apple corer.) I find cookie scoops can easily break or crack the apples. Using a sharp paring knife, cut around the core, about halfway or 3/4 down into the apple. Use a spoon to carefully dig out the core. Takes a bit of patience and arm muscle. Once the core is out, use a spoon to dig out any more seeds.
• Place cored apples in an 8-inch or 9-inch baking pan, cake pan, or pie dish. Spoon filling into each apple, filling all the way to the top. Pour warm water into the pan around the apples. The water helps prevent the apples from drying out and burning.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until apples appear slightly soft. Bake longer for softer, mushier baked apples. The time depends on how firm your apples were and how soft you want them to be.
• Remove apples from the oven and, if desired, baste the outside of the apples with juices from the pan. This adds a little moisture to the skin, but it's completely optional.
• Serve warm with salted caramel, whipped cream, or ice cream. Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

BAKED APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a very large, microwave-safe mixing bowl, heat the butter in the microwave until it melts. If your bowl is not microwave safe, melt the butter in a small microwave-safe bowl or in a saucepan on the stove, then pour it into the larger bowl.
• To the mixing bowl, add the apple slices, honey, cornstarch, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and bourbon. Stir to coat.
• Pour the mixture into a deep 9x9 or similarly sized baking dish. Pour any liquid that has collected in the bottom of the bowl over the top.
• Bake the apples for 25 minutes, until fork tender but not completely mushy.
• Serve hot, with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream as desired.

BOURBON BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Core the apples - but not all the way - using an apple corer or a paring knife. You want to cut about 2/3 of the way down to remove the seeds if you don't have an apple corer. Carefully cut a circle around the stem and cut about an inch downward. From there, use the same knife or a spoon, remove the core and the seeds. In a bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon. Add softened butter and vanilla, and mix thoroughly with a fork and your hands until it becomes clumped together. If desired, you can also add nuts here! Stuff the mixture equally inside each apple. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon if desired. Place apples in a large baking dish. Pour apple cider and bourbon in the bottom of the pan, then bake for about 45 minutes. This will depend on the exact size of your apples (if using small/medium apples, start by baking for 30 minutes), but it is easy to keep an eye on them because a few times during the cooking process (every 10 minutes or so), you want to spoon the cider/bourbon mixture overtop of each apple. Once the skin looks all wrinkly and slightly darker in color, remove from the oven. Serve immediately with ice cream on top.

BOURBON FRIED APPLES

Steps:

• Combine water, butter, and Bourbon in a large skillet over medium heat; stir until butter melts. Add apples, raisins, brown sugar, and cinnamon; stir to coat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring frequently, until apples have softened and liquid has reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes. Stir lemon juice into apples and serve warm.

BAKED APPLES WITH TOFFEE, BOURBON AND MOLASSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Peel skin off top third of each apple. Using small melon baller, scoop out stem and core, leaving bottom intact. Stand apples in 11x7x2-inch baking dish. Place 2 tablespoons toffee bits around apples in dish. Divide remaining bits among cavities of apples. Add 1/2 tablespoon bourbon and 1/2 tablespoon butter to cavity of each apple. Whisk cider, molasses, sugar and ginger in bowl; spoon over and around apples.
• Bake apples until tender, basting often with pan juices, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Transfer apples to bowls. Pour juices from dish into small saucepan. Boil juices until thick enough to coat spoon, about 6 minutes. Spoon sauce over apples. Serve apples warm with vanilla ice cream.