Maple syrup baked apples with dried fruit and nuts
This is adapted from a recipe by American pastry chef Claudia Fleming.
Ingredients
8 granny smitth apples
100g chopped dried cherries
100g chopped dried figs
50g chopped roasted almond slivers
50g hopped toasted pecans
1/3 cup of brown sugar
unsalted butter
250ml apple cider
3 generous tbsp maple syrup
cream, yoghurt or ice-cream
Method
In a bowl, mix together 100g each chopped dried cherries and chopped dried figs; 50g each chopped roasted almond slivers and chopped toasted pecans; 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Take the core from 8 granny smith apples, leaving them unpeeled, and stuff each cavity with the mixture. Place the apples in a baking pan and put a generous teaspoon of unsalted butter on top of each. Preheat the oven to 180C. Pour 250mL of apple cider and 3 generous tbsp of maple syrup into the bottom of the baking dish and place in the oven for 45-50 minutes, basting every 5 minutes. When tender, place the apples on a serving dish and cover to keep them warm. Take the remaining liquid and place in a saucepan, boiling until reduced to a syrup.
Serve the apples with the syrup, accompanied by cream, yoghurt or ice-cream.
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