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On a wooden cutting board a black matte plate with a fragrant baked apple cut in three pieces.
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Fragrant baked apples

Warm, tender, and packed with sweet heat, these Fragrant Baked Apples are a cozy twist on a classic fall dessert.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apples, cinnamon
Servings: 2 portions

Ingredients

  • 2 large red apples
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla sugar
  • 50 g butter softened

Extra

  • 1 tsp brown sugar

Optional extra

  • Vanilla ice cream

Instructions

  • Set the oven to 180 °C/350 °F
  • Peel and core the apples, see tips below.
  • Mix cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla sugar.
  • Cube the butter into small enough pieces to fit inside your cored apples.
  • Put cored apples into an oven proof dish.
  • Layer butter and cinnamon mix into the hole of the cored apples.
  • Finish by sprinkling more brown sugar on the top.
  • Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the apples are soft.
  • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and spoon the extra butter mix over that has fallen out from the apple.

Notes

To peel or not to peel, it is a preference question, the unpeeled apple comes out a bit wrinkly looking, but taste just as good.
Serve one apple per person and double the recipe as necessary