Ingredients

· 1 vanilla bean

· 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

· ¼ cup brown sugar

· ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder

· 1 pinch salt

· ½ teaspoon lemon juice

· 2 apples

· 2 cups salted caramel ice-cream

· 4 all-butter Belgian waffle cookies

· ½ cup pecans

Method

Using a sharp knife, cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape seeds from vanilla pod; set seeds and the empty pod aside. In a non-stick frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in vanilla seeds and pod, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and lemon juice; cook, stirring, until the sugar melts. Stir in apples; cover and cook for almost 10 minutes or until the apples are tender, stirring occasionally to make sure that the sugar does not burn. Remove the pan from heat. Let it cool down for five minutes. Put two scoops of ice-cream in each bowl. Top with warm apple mixture; garnish each with a cookie and some pecans. Serve immediately.