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Title: Outback Steakhouse Cinnamon Oblivion
Categories: Copycat, Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings

MMMMM-----------------------CANDIED PECANS----------------------------
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 tb Water
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Butter
1 1/4 c Pecans; chopped

MMMMM---------------------CINNAMON CROUTONS--------------------------
2 c Bushman Bread; cubed
1/3 c Salted butter
2 tb Sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon

MMMMM----------------------CINNAMON APPLES---------------------------
20 oz Can apple pie filling
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1 tb Brown sugar

MMMMM--------------------------DESSERT-------------------------------
4 c Vanilla ice cream
1/2 c Caramel topping
1 1/2 c Whipped cream
4 Fresh strawberries

Roll a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream in home-made candied pecans.
Surround the ice cream with warm cinnamon apples and drizzle caramel
over the top. Sprinkle fresh cinnamon-butter croutons on the dessert
and you've got an irresistible clone of one of Outback's most popular
menu items. For the croutons, it's best to use the Bushman Bread
clone from right here on the site. But if you're not up for bread
making, choose another sweet bread, such as Hawaiian Sweet Bread or
Pillsbury Honey White Bread.

Candied Pecans:

Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 2 tb water, 1 ts butter, and 1/2 ts
cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat until mixture
boils and all sugar granules are dissolved.

Add chopped pecans to mixture and stir for 1 to 2 minutes over heat.
Be sure that all pecans are well-coated.

Pour mixture onto a large plate and continue to stir until mixture
hardens and begins to break up. You should be able to separate all of
the nuts.

Croutons:

Preheat the oven to 300?F. Pour the sliced bread cubes onto an
ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the
bread has turned light brown. Stir halfway through cooking time.

Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Pour baked croutons
into the pan and saute until the bread is well-coated with butter.
Combine the 2 tb sugar and 1/2 ts cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle
this mixture over the croutons while stirring so that the croutons
are well-coated with cinnamon/sugar. Remove croutons from the heat
and pour them onto a plate to cool.

Prepare apples by carefully mixing them with 1/4 ts cinnamon and 1 tb
brown sugar in a large bowl. You want to be sure you don't stir hard
enough to break up the apples. Microwave the apple for 1 to 2 minutes
or until hot.

To Assemble:

First roll four cup-size scoops of ice cream in the pecan pieces. You
can do this step ahead of time if you like, keeping the pecan-covered
scoops in your freezer.

Place an ice cream scoop onto a small plate, then pour about 1 tb
caramel over the ice cream. Dribble another 1 tb around the base of
the ice cream onto the plate.

Spread the hot apples around the base of the ice cream being sure to
divide them evenly amongst the 4 servings.

Divide the croutons into 4 portions and sprinkle them on the apples
around the base of the ice cream scoop on each plate.

Spread a generous portion of whipped cream onto the top of each scoop
of ice cream.

Top off each dish with a fresh strawberry.

Recipe FROM: <gopher://sdf.org/0/users/myst32yt/recipes/
Outback#040Steakhouse#253#040Cinnamon#040Oblivion.txt>

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