Flambeed Apple Wedges
Comments: Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Sodium : 13 mg per serving
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] sugar
  • 310 1/2 ounces [15 mL] water
  • 4 'Granny Smith' apples
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 teaspoons [20 g] margarine
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] cinnamon
  • 3 1/4 ounces [100 mL] Calvados
  • 1 ounce [30 g] chopped hazelnuts
  • Prepare a light syrup by melting sugar into water; remove from heat and reserve.
  • Peel and core apples.
  • Cut apples into wedges and sprinkle apple strips with lemon juice to prevent darkening.
  • Melt margarine into a frypan; pour in reserved light syrup.
  • Boil liquide until reduced by half.
  • Add apple wedges; sprinkle all over with cinnamon.
  • Leave apple wedges to simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Pour in Calvados and flambee.
  • Serve apple wedges into 4 individual dessert stem dishes, sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts.