Fall is in the air! Evenings are a bit nippy, and the trees are starting to turn color. And, it’s the season for apples, so browsed through old magazines and books for an apple recipe. And, I think I found a winner.
I found a delightful hundred-year-old recipe for Butterscotch Apples. Stewed apples are served in a creamy brown sugar sauce.
Here is the original recipe:
Here’s the recipe updated for modern cooks:
Butterscotch Apples
5 large apples
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 to 1 tablespoon butter (I used 1 tablespoon.)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Peel, core, and quarter the apples.
In the meantime, put the brown sugar and water in a large saucepan. Using medium heat, bring to boil while stirring occasionally. Add the quartered apples. Cover and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently until the apples are tender (5-10 minutes) while stirring occasionally. (The apples can boil over, so watch carefully and reduce heat further if boiling too vigorously.) Remove the apples from the syrup using a slotted spoon; set both the apples and the syrup aside.
Put the cornstarch in another saucepan. Gradually stir in milk, and stir until smooth. Using medium heat, bring to a boil while stirring constantly. Add the syrup that the apples were cooked in. Bring back to a boil, and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the salt, butter, and vanilla.
To serve: May be served hot or cold. (I served it hot.) Put in the cooked apples in serving dishes, and spoon sauce over them.
A Hundred Years Ago 
A perfect transition to autumn dish, for sure.
Sounds good!
Sounds delicious.
I do a similar dessert with peaches. It’s delicious either way.
Yum! I was actually reminded of you last week… We were going through my Nan’s possessions and found a recipe notebook someone had given her. Some old lady had filled it with her own recipes and recipes from people she knew. It was pretty old.
Fall is in the air? Ha! But the recipe looks delicious. I’ll tuck it away for autumn’s real arrival — say, the end of October!
That sounds perfect for these nippy evenings.
It looks a little sweet for me. I like a bit more tang in my apple desserts. How did you like it?
I am so going to do this!!
I’m going to try this tonight for dinner. With the addition of cinnamon…
You did find a winner! We are having much nicer temps here in the south,so glad those 95-100* days are done!! 78* to 80* are much nicer.