As apples are in season and so delicious and at this time of year, I decided to try baked apples. I have to be honest, apples are one of the fruits that I actually prefer when cooked rather than raw. And any cooked fruit with cinnamon is just heavenly as far as I’m concerned. Not only are these deliciously sweet and tasty, they are also healthy. I can see that it won’t be the last time I make them this year. I will also experiment with other dried fruit, spices and even nuts.
I am also entering this recipe into the SOS Kitchen challenge which in September, is to cook a recipe using apples. The event is hosted by Ricki of Diet, Dessert and Dogs and Kim of Affairs of Living. The recipes must be vegan and use only whole food ingredients.
Ingredients - serves 2
2 apples
1 tsp brown sugar or natural sweetner
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Small handful of sultanas
4 tbsp fruit juice (I used orange)
How to make Baked Apples
1. Core the apples and score a line around the middle. This is so that the apples don’t burst in the oven.
2. Mix the sultanas, cinnamon and sugar (or natural sweetner). Press into the middle of the apples.
3. Put the apples in an ovenproof dish. Spoon the fruit juice over the centre of the apples. Put a little water in the bottom of the dish. This will go syrupy as the apples are baking and can be spooned over the top.
4. Bake for 40-50 minutes till the apples are soft.
Ricki
September 24, 2010 at 3:14 pm
I fell in love with baked apples a couple of years ago. They are such a homey, substantial and satisfying dessert! Yours look yummy, and the directions for coring are so important! Thanks for submitting this to the SOS Challenge this month!
searchingforspice
September 24, 2010 at 4:42 pm
I’m really glad you like them. I know I’m going to making them again soon this autumn. I’m looking forward to trying the other recipes in the challenge too.
Kim @ Affairs of Living
September 27, 2010 at 9:11 pm
This looks awesome! Thanks for participating in our challenge! One thing though – can you please provide a substitute for the brown sugar? Ricki and I also ask that our challenges be cane sugar free, it is also listed in the rules. We can’t eat sugar and many of readers can’t either, so we want this challenge to be friendly for them and us. In order to be included, please make the proper notation for possible natural sweetener substitutes for the sugar. Thanks again for participating and we look forward to your additonal contributions!
xoxo Kim | http://www.affairsofliving.com
searchingforspice
September 28, 2010 at 10:05 am
I’ve added an alternative of natural sweetner to the recipe. As I used sweet apples they need very little additional sweetening anyway. I hope this is acceptable for the challenge.
Year on the Grill
July 24, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Sultanas… are they close to raisins???
Corina
July 24, 2011 at 2:31 pm
yes, they’re almost the same but sultanas are a little paler in colour. You could definitely use raisins instead.