Easy Baked Apples with Mincemeat
Easy baked apples with mincemeat using tart Bramley apples and sweet fruity mincemeat! The perfect festive dessert.
Servings 6
Calories 260kcal
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Equipment
- Knife
Ingredients
- 6 Bramley Apples
- 250 g Mincemeat
- 6 teaspoon Demerara Sugar
- 3 teaspoon Butter
- 250 ml Water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°c (180 fan/ Gas 4/ 350F) and lightly grease a baking dish with butter.
- Using a sharp knife (or apple corer if you have one), cut around the core, about ¾ of the way down into the apple. Use a teaspoon to carefully scoop out the core and seeds. Next, carefully score around the middle of each apple, using a knife, to prevent them from exploding in the oven.6 Bramley Apples
- Place the apples in the baking dish and equally distribute the mincemeat into each apple hole.250 g Mincemeat
- Sprinkle one teaspoon of demerara sugar over each apple and top with ½ teaspoon of butter.6 teaspoon Demerara Sugar, 3 teaspoon Butter
- Pour 250ml of water into the bottom of the baking dish, cover with foil and bake in the oven for 40 minutes until the apples are tender. Let them sit for 5 -10 minutes before serving.250 ml Water
Notes
Expert Tips:
- Use an apple corer to ensure the core is removed uniformly, without piercing through the bottom. This helps hold the mincemeat stuffing effectively.
- While it's tempting to fill the apples to the brim, remember they'll expand slightly while baking. Overstuffing can lead to the filling spilling out.
- Opt for a snug-fitting baking dish to ensure the apples remain upright and the juices are contained effectively.
- Squeeze lemon juice over the tops of the apples as each one is cored, to prevent them from going brown.
- The apples should be tender but not mushy when cooked. Test them with a fork or skewer – it should glide in with little resistance.
- Add chunks of marzipan into the centre of the apples for an almondy-flavoured pudding.
- Stir chopped nuts into the mincemeat for a Christmas baked apple.
- Grate over lemon zest (or orange zest) for a citrussy zing.
- Swap the mincemeat for a combination of oats, sugar, butter, and raisins for a crumble-style filling. Basically, an inside-out apple crumble!
- Flavour with ground cinnamon for a warming Autumnal apple dessert.
Nutritional Information (Approximate)
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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