Cut off the top fourth of the apples.

Scoop out the core.

Use a thin knife to make a deep, circular cut around the center of the apple.

Turn the apple over and make narrow cuts all the way around the apple.

Fill the center of the apples with maple caramel sauce and chopped pecans. I used about one tablespoon of maple cream sauce and two teaspoons of chopped pecans for each apple.

Wrap the stuffed apples with heavy duty foil and grill over medium heat for 30 minutes, with the grill lid closed.

Unwrap the maple pecan blooming grilled apple and use tongs to set it on a plate. If you are “roughing it”, you could shape a foil bowl while unwrapping the dessert, and eat the bloomin’ grilled apples right out of it.

Top the bloomin’ grilled apples with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.

Drizzle each one with one tablespoon of warm maple pecan sauce and sprinkle with a teaspoon of chopped pecans.