Baked Apples with Almonds, Cranberries and Marzipan

The smell of baked apples belongs to Advent. This simple winter dessert uses large, tart apples such as Boskoop, hollowed out and filled with almonds, cranberries and marzipan.

Hollow out the apples

The more flesh you remove, the more the filling will dominate. I take out about a third of the inside, keeping enough apple around the filling. Cut a lid off each apple, remove the core with a spoon and rub the cut surfaces with lemon juice.

Prepare the filling

Marinate the cranberries in lemon juice and cinnamon. Cut the marzipan into small pieces or flatten it into little layers. Fill the apples with alternating layers of marzipan, cranberries and slivered almonds.

Bake and serve

Pour the orange juice into an ovenproof dish, stand the apples in it and replace their lids. Bake at 160°C fan for about 20 minutes, until tender and the skin begins to split. If you like, serve with vanilla sauce or ice cream. These optional accompaniments are separate from the recipe quantities.

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Baked Apples with Almonds, Cranberries and Marzipan

Warm baked apples filled with almonds, cranberries and marzipan, baked in a little orange juice. An easy winter dessert using large, tart apples.

Prep time

15 min

Cook time

20 min

Yield

2 servings

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Ingredients

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• 2large tart apples, ideally Boskoop
• 20 gmarzipan
• 40 gcranberries
• 20 gslivered almonds
• 1lemon
• 2 tbspcinnamon
• 20 mlorange juice

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Instructions

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1. Cut a lid off each apple and remove the core with a spoon.
2. Squeeze half the lemon into a bowl. Rub the cut apples with the juice and spoon a little inside each one.
3. Mix the remaining lemon juice with the cinnamon and marinate the cranberries in it.
4. Cut the marzipan into small pieces.
5. Fill the apples with layers of marzipan, cranberries and slivered almonds.
6. Put the apples in an ovenproof dish and pour the orange juice into the bottom. Replace the lids and bake at 160°C fan for about 20 minutes, until tender.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

260 kcal

Protein

4.2 g

Carbohydrates

50.9 g

Sugar

31.2 g

Fat

7.8 g

Saturated fat

0.7 g

Fibre

12.7 g

Salt

0 g

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Data source: USDA SR28

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