Oven Baked Bloomin Apples

Preheat your oven to 375F

Wash and pat dry your apples, then cut the top off each one. (about 1/4 way down from top)

Next, use an apple corer to remove the core of the apple, including the seeds. Be careful not to cut all the way down to the bottom and through the apple, just scoop out enough to remove the core and seeds, leaving a well in the center of the apple.

Using a small, sharp knife, cut two concentric circles into the apple around the well to begin creating the “bloomin onion look.”

Make sure to go deep into the apple without slicing completely through it.

Then turn the apple over, cut side down and start about 1/2 inch down from the top cutting 1/2 inch slits all the way around the apple.

Place each apple in a casserole dish cut side up, then spoon in a tablespoon of caramel sauce into the center (the well) of each apple.

Melt your butter in the microwave for 40-45 seconds, or until completely melted. Then stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon until they are completely dissolved into the butter and create a thick glaze.