Festive Baked Apples with Mincemeat and Honey
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| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 1 hour |
| Total time | 1 hour, 15 minutes |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Casual Party, Christmas, Formal Party, Halloween, Thanksgiving |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
Delectable baked apples filled with mincemeat and honey - these fruity baked apples would make a great alternative to Christmas pudding for pudding haters, or for a filling and comforting dessert for Sunday lunch or a mid-week family meal.
Ingredients
- 4 large apples (eating apples or cooking apples such as Bramleys)
- 8 tablespoons home-made mincemeat (preferably fat-free)
- butter
- juice of 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons honey
Note
Delectable baked apples filled with mincemeat and honey - these fruity baked apples would make a great alternative to Christmas pudding for pudding haters, or for a filling and comforting dessert for Sunday lunch or a mid-week family meal.
Directions
| Step 1 | Core the apples with an apple corer and make a hole big enough for the filling; then score around the middle of the apple with a sharp knife, to stop them bursting whilst cooking - although cooking apples may still burst. |
| Step 2 | Fill each hole with the mincemeat, dot each apple with a little butter and then place the apples into an oven dish or a roasting tray. (I used individual Le Creuset cast iron casserole pots for mine) |
| Step 3 | Pour the lemon juice over the apples and then spoon the honey over each apple. Add a little water to the dish to stop the juices burning and caramelising, and bake in a pre-heated oven 190C/375F/Gas 5 for 45 to 60 minutes. |
| Step 4 | Baste the apples regularly with the juices in the dish and add a little water if they dry out |
| Step 5 | As soon as they are cooked, serve them immediately with clotted cream, ice cream, custard, brandy butter or double cream. |
