Michel Roux Jr's baked apples with fruit mince recipe

Baked apple is the simplest of desserts, but the addition of spice and dry fruits make this a dessert for a special occasion. Serve with a generous spoon of clotted cream or a good quality bought in ice cream.

Ingredients

For the fruit mince For the fruit mince For the baked apples

Details

  • Cuisine: English
  • Recipe Type: Dessert
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 25 mins
  • Cooking Time: 25 mins
  • Serves: 6

Step-by-step

  1. Mix all the fruit mince ingredients together.
  2. Add spices to taste, for example you may like more cinnamon or even a little ground ginger. Store in jars or an airtight container in the fridge for at least a week. It can, however, be kept for months.
  3. Peel and core the apples. Fill them with the fruit mince, packing it tightly: there will be plenty, so pile it up to cover the top of the apples, and press down firmly.
  4. Place the apples in a roasting tray with a knob of butter on each. Sprinkle liberally with icing sugar, and bake at 200C for 20 to 25 minutes, basting often with the cooking juices.
  5. Remove from the oven and leave to rest for 15 minutes. Place the apples on warm plates.
  6. Place the roasting tray on the stove-top over high heat. Add the lemon juice and brandy or rum and boil, whisking constantly, to make the caramel sauce strain through a sieve when syrupy.
  7. Pour a little syrup around the apples. Serve with muscovado ice cream.

Recipe taken from The Everyday Roux guide in association with the Council of Bordeaux Wines 

You might also like

Apple pancakes

Gluten-free baked Apple Charlotte 

Baked apples with Champagne truffles and mincemeat

Comments


View Comments

Share the love