Apple Volcano

Ingredients:

32 Apples

1.5 C Unsalted butter

8 C Caramel sauce

36 8-inch flour tortillas

1 C Cinnamon-sugar mixture

3 Qts. Vanilla ice cream

24 Mint leaves

Directions:

Peel, core and cut apples into half inch wedges.

Sauté apples in hot butter until soft

Remove from heat to a large bowl and stir in 2 cups of caramel sauce and set aside

Cut tortillas into 8 triangles and deep fry until crisp

Drain well and coat with cinnamon sugar - set aside

To serve, place12 tortilla triangles on a serving platter and arrange 1 cup of warm apple/caramel mix over and around tortillas.

Top with ice cream and drizzle with ¼ cup caramel sauce.

Garnish with mint leaf

YIELD: 24 servings