CARAMEL APPLE DESSERT

Caramel Apple Dessert

2 medium apples
1/2 cup apple juice
7 ounces caramels
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
7 slices angel food cake
1 quart vanilla ice cream

Peel, core and cut each apple into 18 wedges; set aside.

Combine apple juice, unwrapped caramel candies, vanilla extract, cardamom and cinnamon.  Drop peanut butter, 1 teaspoon at a time, over ingredients in crockpot and stir. Add apple wedges; cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours.

Stir thoroughly, then cook 1 hour more.

Serve approximately 1/3 cup of warm mixture over a slice of angel food cake or ice cream.