Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cinnamon-Roasted Apples with Pecans and Ice Cream 4.2 (9) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 9, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 8 This dessert is easy to prepare but really wows friends and family in its presentation and taste. Ingredients 1 cup pecans ¼ cup packed light-brown sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 4 Gala or Fuji apples 4 cinnamon sticks, plus more for garnish (optional) 2 pints vanilla ice cream Directions Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread pecans in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish; toast until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pecans, and set aside (or store in a resealable plastic bag, up to 1 day). In a large bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water. One at a time (to prevent them from turning brown), halve apples through the stem end, core, using a melon baller, and immediately toss with sugar mixture. Arrange apples, cut side down, in baking dish; pour sugar mixture over. Tuck in cinnamon sticks; cover dish with foil. Bake until apples are easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve apples with ice cream, topped with pan juices and pecans. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, if desired. Rate it Print