Dried grapes

Baked apples with dried grapes and almonds

Name: Baked apples with dried grapes and almonds
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 firm eating apples, about 180 g each; 60 g European dried grapes; 40 g almonds, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp honey; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 20 g butter, or 2 tbsp European extra virgin olive oil; 100 ml water or apple juice

Apples filled with dried grapes, almonds, honey and cinnamon and baked until tender. A simple oven dessert, ready in under an hour.

Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 min
Cooking or resting: 40 min
Total: 55 min
Course: Desserts

Three baked apples filled with dried grapes and chopped nuts, with cinnamon sticks on a wooden board. — Library photograph of baked apples filled with dried grapes and nuts. It illustrates the dish and does not show this recipe as prepared.

Ingredients

4 firm eating apples, about 180 g each
60 g European dried grapes
40 g almonds, roughly chopped
2 tbsp honey
½ tsp ground cinnamon
20 g butter, or 2 tbsp European extra virgin olive oil
100 ml water or apple juice

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan).
Core each apple from the top, stopping about 1 cm short of the base so that the filling stays in place. Widen the cavity to about 2.5 cm across.
Score a shallow line through the skin around the middle of each apple, so that the skin does not split during baking.
Mix the dried grapes, almonds, honey and cinnamon in a bowl, then press the mixture firmly into the cavities.
Place the apples in a baking dish in which they fit closely. Top each with a small piece of butter or drizzle with the olive oil. Pour the water into the dish around them.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, basting the apples twice with the liquid from the dish. They are ready when a knife slides easily into the side and the skin has wrinkled.
Leave to rest for 5 minutes and serve warm, with the syrup from the dish spooned over.

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