Taste

Cinnamon-Roasted Apples with Pecans

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 4 apples
• 4 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish (optional)
•  vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Spread pecans in a baking dish, toast until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pecans, and set aside (or store in a resealable plastic bag, up to 1 day).
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water. One at a time (to prevent them from turning brown), halve apples through the stem end, core, using a melon baller, and immediately toss with sugar mixture.
3. Arrange apples, cut side down, in baking dish; pour sugar mixture over. Tuck in cinnamon sticks; cover dish with foil. Bake until apples are easily pierced with the tip of a knife, 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Serve apples with ice cream, topped with pan juices and pecans. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, if desired.