Since ancient times, baked apples have been considered a delicacy. Currently, there are many recipes for this simple but very tasty dessert, one of which is baked apples with cranberries.
It is necessary
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- 4 apples;
- 1-2 tbsp walnuts;
- 20-50 g cranberries;
- 1 orange;
- 1/2 glass of water
- 1/2 cup sugar (preferably brown)
- 30 g butter;
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon;
- 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg;
- ice cream or whipped cream.
Instructions
Step 1
Take medium sized apples. Wash and wipe dry. Remove the core and seeds carefully. Only peel off the top quarter of the apples.
Step 2
To prevent the apples from darkening while the filling is cooking, pour lemon juice on the peeled surface.
Step 3
Wash the orange, peel, grate the zest and squeeze the juice. Combine orange zest, cranberries, and crushed nuts together. Stuff the apples with the resulting mass.
Step 4
To make the sauce, combine water, sugar, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg in a saucepan. If desired, you can add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of liquor or brandy. Bring the mixture to a boil. Simmer the sauce until the sugar dissolves.
Step 5
Place the apples on a baking sheet or in a refractory rimmed dish. Pour the prepared sauce over the apples.
Step 6
It is necessary to bake apples stuffed with cranberries for about 50-70 minutes at a temperature of 180-190 C. Pour the sauce over the apples from time to time.
Step 7
When the fruit is soft, the dessert is ready.
Step 8
Serve baked apples with cranberries hot. Garnish with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and a sprig of mint.
