CRACKER-BARREL FRIED APPLES:
These Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples are my favorite dish at Cracker Barrel!
Every time we visit the States and we are close to a Cracker Barrel restaurant, we have to stop in. These Copycat Cracker Barrel Fried Apples sprang from my love of that particular side dish option. ( I’m sure there are going to be a few more recipes along the way. Just wait!)
If you love fried apples just like the ones at Cracker Barrel, you’ve hit the jackpot.
Ingredients:
2 cups apple juice, plus
1/2 cup apple juice
4 large golden delicious apples, with peel, cut 1/2 inch wedges
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
4 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
In a medium skillet, combine the 2 cups of apple juice and sliced apples.
Simmer gently until apples are fork-tender but not mushy, turning apples frequently.
Remove apples from juice using a slotted spoon and place them in an oven-safe dish.
In a blender, combine the remaining 1/2 cup apple juice, cornstarch, apple pie spice and sugar.
Blend a few seconds until smooth.
Whisk mixture into hot apple juice in skillet and cook, stirring constantly on medium-high heat until it bubbles and becomes thickened and smooth.
Pour thickened mixture over apples and serve.