The early apples we have, Beauty of Bath, really don’t keep. However, our plot is overhung by the most wonderful eating apple tree, and these apples keep pretty well. As a child we often had baked apples, stuffed with sultanas and Demerara sugar, for desert and I decided to have one the other day for lunch. Being that it is Christmas, and we had an open jar of mincemeat in the fridge, I chose to fill the centre of the fruit with some of this festive fruit and nut mix. Teamed with a splash of cream over the hot apple, the sharpness contrasts brilliantly with the sweet mincemeat.
You will need
1 Cooking Apple (A Bramley is ideal)
1 tbsp Mincemeat
Cream to serve
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Core your apple and fill the space where the core was with the mincemeat. Bake for 30 minutes until golden on top and soft and fluffy inside. Serve with a splash of cream.
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Mmm looks delicious .I remember my Grandmother made baked apples frequently from one of the many fruit trees we had in our large Victorian garden. Even better for you Simon next door to our house was a large beautifully kept cricket ground, run by the Weslian ecclesiastical college in who’s grounds it was. Lots of cricket was played there.
Sounds great Gail.
I love baked apples, simplicity is what good food is all about.
Yeah, the simple things are almost always the best. Thanks for the like.
Mouth watering. Seems like wellness and health advocate is in the house. This dessert will surely keep the doctor away! LOL. I should make this simple dessert rather than these http://goo.gl/2gDHvN.
A simple Christmas dessert! really simple and I hope mine would taste simply great as well. I will surely try this out. cheers!