Salted Caramel Apple Crumble + KitchenAid Challenge Video

 

Hey guys! Do you remember when I posted those pictures of that production crew in my house a few weeks back? Well, they were there to film me making this Salted Caramel Apple Crumble using all my gorgeous KitchenAid^® appliances! I was actually issued a challenge to MAKE THE CARAMEL APPLE CRUMBLE, or take a classic crumble and turn it into something different but just as fabulous using the KitchenAid^® Stand Mixer. I have the 7-quart mixer in black and I use it all the time! Having a KitchenAid^® Stand Mixer is such a time saver- not just for this recipe but for the majority of recipes I post about. For the Salted Caramel Apple Crumble recipe, I sliced the apples, tossed them in a little lemon juice, made some homemade salted caramel to toss with said apples and then made the crumble topping {the best part!} in the Stand Mixer to sprinkle over the top. Literally, you just dump all your ingredients into the bowl, stir for 30 seconds and you’re done. No one can mess that up! 🙂

Of course I cooked the caramel and baked the whole crumble using my gorgeous KitchenAid^® 36-inch Dual Fuel Range. It’s the one appliance I still am completely smitten with. Yes it’s pretty to look at, but it also has so many different functions that make my cooking better and my life easier.

Because this is a warm dessert that screams Fall, I tried to dress the part in my yellow top and dark jeans {to hide the thunder thigh situation}. Umm, we filmed this on a 90 degree day in my house with no air conditioning! We were all boiling by noon!

I had to go powder my nose 1.2 million times because I was so hot. I have no idea what I was doing here…..besides awkwardly biting my lip.

This is my “I can’t believe there’s a camera crew in my house!” face. Thanks for documenting this for me, honey!! Ha! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this recipe and this fun little video 🙂

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Salted Caramel Apple Crumble

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• for the caramel sauce-
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• for the crumble-
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons softened butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• for the apples-
• 4 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. For the caramel sauce- heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat to melt sugar. Continue cooking and swirling sugar until it turns amber in color. Whisk in sea salt and heavy cream. Mixture will bubble up violently briefly. Continue whisking until sauce is smooth in consistency. Stir in butter and vanilla. Set aside.
2. For the crumble- combine all ingredients together using a stand mixer. Mixture will be crumbly, but stay together when squeezed. Set aside.
3. Prepare apples and toss in lemon juice. Cook apples in a large cast iron skillet over medium low heat in butter to draw out moisture. Sprinkle with salt to draw out all the moisture possible. Drain apples and place back into skillet. This process should take about 5-7 minutes of cooking.
4. Pour 3/4 of prepared caramel sauce into the apples and stir gently. Top with the crumble topping. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes and serve with remaining caramel sauce.

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