Christmas Eve-Eve calls for something simple, sweet and wonderfully comforting. Rounding off our Cosy Countdown to Christmas, our Email Marketing Manager, Nele, shares a favourite winter recipe: soft, spiced baked apples. Best enjoyed warm-from-the-oven alongside custard and (of course) your favourite blanket.
Ingredients
- 4 baking apples
- ¾ tbsp oats
- 1 tbsp jam (apricot works well)
- ½ tbsp dried fruit (i.e. raisins)
- 1 tbsp almonds or walnuts
- 1 tbsp butter
- ¾ tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
custard or vanilla ice cream to serve
Method
1. Preheat your oven to 180C.
2. Cut off the top off your apples and put aside, then carefully core the apples using a corer, or knife and a spoon. Chop your almonds into smaller pieces.
3. Melt butter in a pan, add sugar and stir in your nuts to gently fry and caramalise. Then combine with dried fruit, jam, oats and spices and let cool slightly.
4. Spoon your nut and fruit mixture into your apples, place the apple top on top. Bake in a dish for 15-20 mins or until the apples are soft.
5. Serve with vanilla custard or ice cream and enjoy.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Cosy New Year from all of us at The British Blanket Company!