Baked Apples with Rum-Caramel Sauce

 

4

medium baking apples

2

tablespoons water

1

cup vanilla low-fat ice cream

1/4

cup fat-free caramel topping

1

tablespoon rum or apple cider

Dash ground cinnamon

• 1 Cut thin slice off bottom and top of each apple. Using paring knife or apple corer, remove core from each apple.
• 2 In 8- or 9-inch square microwavable dish, place apples upright. Pour 2 tablespoons water over apples. Cover with microwavable plastic wrap, folding back one edge or corner 1/4 inch to vent steam. Microwave on High 8 to 10 minutes or until apples are tender. Reserve 1 tablespoon cooking liquid. Cut each apple in half.
• 3 Place 2 apple halves in each individual serving bowl. For each serving, spoon 1/4 cup ice cream between apple halves. In small bowl, stir caramel topping, 1 tablespoon cooking liquid and the rum; pour over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon.