Baked Apples with Walnuts and Cinnamon

This is about as simple as dessert gets. An apple, a few walnuts, a little cinnamon, and half an hour later the whole kitchen smells of autumn.

There is hardly any added sugar here, because a baked apple is sweet enough on its own. The walnuts and the spoonful of yoghurt make it a dessert that satisfies without sending you to sleep afterwards.

Looking for more autumn inspiration? Read my article Eating with the Seasons: A Simple Autumn Guide.

Servings

4

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

35 Min

Total time

45 Min

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Baked Apples with Walnuts and Cinnamon

Whole apples filled with walnuts, raisins and cinnamon and baked until soft, served warm with yoghurt. A simple autumn dessert with hardly any added sugar.

Ingredients

• 4 firm apples
• 40 g (⅓ cup) walnuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
• 100 ml (scant ½ cup) water or apple juice
• 4 tablespoons plain yoghurt, to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), or 160°C fan.
2. Core the apples, leaving the base intact, and stand them in a small baking dish.
3. Mix the walnuts, raisins, cinnamon and honey, and fill the apples.
4. Pour the water or apple juice into the dish and bake for 35 minutes, until the apples are soft.
5. Serve warm with the yoghurt and the juices from the dish.

Which apples?

Choose a firm variety that holds its shape in the oven, such as Reinette, Boskoop, Braeburn or Jonagold.

Make it vegan

Use maple syrup and a plant-based yoghurt.

Make ahead

Fill the apples a few hours ahead and bake them while you eat. Leftovers are lovely cold at breakfast.

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