Fried Cinnamon Apples with Cream

serves two

“Apples for dessert?” I could see the disappointment on my children’s faces when I announced what our much-anticipated weekend dessert would be. It only took one bite of these cinnamon-dusted apples drizzled with cream to change their mind. You can skip the cream and ladle the warm apples over vanilla ice cream if you’d prefer.

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 large apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

2 teaspoons packed brown sugar, preferably organic whole cane sugar

Pinch of ground cinnamon

Pinch of ground nutmeg

2 tablespoons heavy cream

In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook the apples for 5 minutes, or until they are tender and starting to brown. Drizzle with the cream and serve warm.