If you love baked apples, try microwaving them. Thus, you can bake fruits with a variety of fillings - nuts, berries, dried fruits, cottage cheese. If the technology is followed, the apples are soft, retain their juiciness and rich taste.
Apples with cottage cheese
Try to cook a hearty and healthy dish - apples baked with cottage cheese. Choose large, juicy fruits with sweet and sour flesh.
You will need:
- 3 apples;
- 150 g of cottage cheese;
- sugar to taste;
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar.
Wash the apples, cut in half, cut the hard core. Place the apple halves on a serving platter and microwave for 3 minutes. The power should be maximum. Remove the fruit and spoon out the softened flesh.
In a bowl, grind the cottage cheese with granulated sugar and vanilla sugar. Add the baked fruit puree to the curd mass, mix well and fill the apple peel with the mixture. Place them in the microwave again for 2-3 minutes. Before serving, hot fruits can be sprinkled with icing sugar.
You can add pitted raisins or finely chopped prunes to the curd mixture.
Apples with raspberry jam and almonds
This gourmet dessert can be enjoyed after lunch or dinner. It is not too high in calories and has a rich, sour-sweet taste.
You will need:
- 3 apples;
- 1 egg white;
- 1 tablespoon of almond petals;
- 2 tablespoons of raspberry jam;
- 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Cut the apples in half, cut the core, being careful not to damage the skin of the fruit. Place apples on a plate and microwave on maximum power for 2 minutes. Whisk the protein and sugar, toss it with the raspberry jam and dry skillet almond petals. Fill the apple halves with the mixture and return to the microwave for another 2 minutes.
Apples with honey and cranberries
Such a dessert is ideal for a lean menu.
You will need:
- 2 large apples;
- liquid honey;
- 2 tablespoons of cranberry berries.
Cranberries can be replaced with lingonberries - apples will turn out to be no less tasty.
Carefully cut the core out of the apples. Pour washed and dried cranberries inside and cover the berries with honey. Place the fruits in small bowls so they don't tip over. Place the apples in the microwave and bake for 7 minutes at maximum power. Garnish with fresh mint leaves before serving.
Apples with spices
You will need:
- 4 large apples;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg;
- 4 tablespoons of butter;
- 100 ml dark rum.
Core the apples and cut off the top. Mix sugar and spices, fill the mixture with fruits. Place the apples on a plate and top them with rum and melted butter. Cover the cut tops and place in the microwave. Bake the apples for 10-15 minutes on moderate power. Serve dessert on platters with chilled yogurt or whipped cream.
