BAKED STUFFED APPLES WITH WALNUTS, HONEY AND CIDER

Apples, walnuts, honey and cider are fantastic bedfellows, and when baked in the oven, they become all sweet and caramelised. We’ve also added orange blossom water to enhance the aromatics. This is the perfect dessert dish to serve with a dollop of ice cream.

Prep:
20 MINUTES
Cook:
60 MINUTES
Serves:
4

Ingredients

80g golden raisins

60g walnut halves, chopped

110g soft brown sugar

1 tsp orange blossom water

4 apples, such as Gala

200ml dry cider

60g unsalted butter, cubed

76g honey

5g ground cinnamon

Method

Heat oven to 180°C

Combine raisins, walnuts, sugar, orange blossom water and 40ml of the cider in a bowl and set aside

Core apples and place in a small baking dish, core side up. Fill each apple with the walnut mixture and add the remaining cider and butter to baking dish. Drizzle the honey over the apples

Cover tightly with foil and bake in pre-heated oven until apples are tender, about 60-75 mins

Remove from the oven and uncover, sprinkle with half the cinnamon and let cool slightly

Serve in bowls with the reduced cider-butter sauce, a scoop of your favourite ice-cream and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon over the top