What a mouthful, huh?! :)
Bringing you today a decadent dessert (from our contributor Stacy at Scrumptious Swirls) that is perfect for brunch or a tasty dessert for any dinner party - This scrumptious creation you should love especially if you like when warm apples and ice cream are brought together. And frankly, who doesn't?!!
While I don’t make my own puff pastry, I do take full advantage of having it in my grocer’s freezer to buy, which allows me more time to be very creative with it when I am entertaining.
What you need:
* Heart or any cookie cutter shape
* Puff pastry found in your stores freezer section~ (I use Pepperidge Farms brand)
* Puff pastry found in your stores freezer section~ (I use Pepperidge Farms brand)
* 1 Egg for eggwash
* 2 Apples – try a Pink Lady and Granny Smith
* ½ cup of chopped pecans
* 1 tsp granulated sugar
* 1 TBSP Light Brown Sugar
* ½ teaspoon of Cinnamon
* 1 TBSP Butter
* Chocolate to Melt
* Vanilla Ice cream
How to make the apple pastry:
Thaw your pastry sheets according to the package, when thawed cut out the shapes you wish. Line them onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush them with you egg wash. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
Cut up your apples and coat with the granulated sugar and set aside. Melt butter in a pan add the apples, brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Sautee the mixture for 5 to 7 minutes.
When the pastries are done baking let cool for a few minutes and carefully separate the top and the bottom. Set out the dishes you will serve them on to set up the dessert.
Take your apple mixture from the pan and spoon onto the bottom layer of the pastry, next a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle melted chocolate on top of the ice cream and place the other half of the pastry on top and garnish with apple mixture and the more chocolate.
There you have it - A scrumptious dessert that is so easy to prepare and tastes amazing, I promise!
