Cinnamon Baked Apples

Name: Cinnamon Baked Apples
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Dessert Parlour
Ingredients: 4 large, firm apples (such as Braeburn, Honeycrisp or Bramley); 50 g Brown sugar; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 1 pinch Nutmeg; 40 g raisins, sultanas or dried cranberries; 30 g Walnuts, chopped (optional); 30 g Butter, softened; 200 ml hot water or apple juice; vanilla ice cream or cream, to serve (optional)

Whole apples stuffed with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and dried fruit and baked until soft and syrupy. Autumn in a dish.

Dessert Parlour · Desserts · prep 15 min · cook 45 min · serves 4 · Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

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Ingredients

4 large, firm apples (such as Braeburn, Honeycrisp or Bramley)
50 g Brown sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 pinch Nutmeg
40 g raisins, sultanas or dried cranberries
30 g Walnuts, chopped (optional)
30 g Butter, softened
200 ml hot water or apple juice
vanilla ice cream or cream, to serve (optional)

Method

Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, 375°F). Core the apples with an apple corer or small knife, leaving the base intact if you can, and score a line around the middle of each so the skin does not burst.
Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, walnuts and butter into a crumbly paste.
Stand the apples in a small baking dish and pack the filling into the holes, mounding any extra on top.
Pour the hot water or apple juice into the dish around the apples.
Bake for 35–45 min, spooning the juices over once or twice, until a knife slides easily into the flesh. Serve warm with the syrupy juices and ice cream.

Tips

Bramleys collapse into fluffy purée; eating apples hold their shape better.
Walnuts are optional; leave them out for a nut-free version.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

BBC Good Food Natasha's Kitchen

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