Boozy Caramel – Apple Crisp

This has got to be the most simple yet indulgent dessert for me… Even tho it is super rich its got some healthy bits too 😀 it has apples and crunchy oats. This caramel apple crisp works great for even breakfast… and for those of you who do not want to indulge in a wee bit of alcohol in your dessert/ breakfast you can just skip the whiskey in the caramel and you are good to go… 😀 and for others that want a late night naughty dessert, you have come to the right spot!

Ingredients: (makes 3-4 portions) 
Whiskey Caramel Sauce:

• Caster sugar – 150gm
• Heavy Cream – 125ml
• Butter – 70gm
• Whiskey – 60ml
• Sea salt – a pinch

Apple Filling:

• Granny Smith- 2-3 sliced thin
• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Sugar – 1 tablespoon

Crunchy Oat Streusel:

• Old- fashioned rolled oats – 45 gm
• Flour – 60gm 
• Brown sugar – 100gm
• Butter (Cold) – 75gm

Method:
Whiskey Caramel Sauce:

• Before you start the caramel, keep everything weighed and measured for the caramel, coz the caramel can go from amber to burnt in seconds.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, add the sugar and let it melt slowly until it turns golden brown – dark amber in colour. (Check Pictures 1,2,3 below)
• As soon as it turns dark, add the cold heavy cream into the sugar solution. This will bubble a lot, take care while you do this also maybe try not to have little ones near the stove as it splutters quite a lot.
• Add the butter and mix well and let it boil for a minute. 
• Take the pan out of the heat, add the whiskey and sea salt and stir it thoroughly. 
• Store it in a small jar and use it on everything !! :D 

(Again for those who do not want booze in their caramel sauce, just skip it!)
for step by step process: click here 

Apple Filling:

• Place the thin slices of apples in a bowl.
• Sprinkle the lemon juice and sugar.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes – 1 hour.

Crunchy Oat Streusel:

• In a bowl, add the flour, brown sugar and rolled oats. Mix thoroughly
• Add the cold butter and crumble it with your finger tips and mix with the dry ingredients. 
• The mixture should resemble wet sand. 

Caramel- Apple Crisp:

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. 
• Layer the thin sliced apples in the ramekins. 
• Layer a big dollop of whiskey caramel sauce on your apple slices (or) You can either layer the apple slices with whiskey caramel sauce.
• Scoop the crunchy oats streusel as a big mounted dollop on top of the apple- caramel layers. 
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until the streusel is golden brown.