Baked Apples with Walnuts and Honey
Soft oven-baked apples filled with walnuts, raisins and cinnamon. A simple, wholesome dessert for autumn and winter.
When autumn arrives, the markets fill up with apples. Baking them is the simplest and most delicious way to use them: little sugar, lots of flavour and a cinnamon scent that fills the house.
Why it is a wholesome choice
- Baked apples keep their fibre and are easy to digest.
- Honey replaces refined sugar.
- Walnuts add protein and healthy fats.
Nutrition
Per serving (≈ 200 g). Approximate values.
How to make it
4 steps · start a timer right inside a step
Prepare the apples
Wash the apples and slice off the tops to use as lids. Scoop out the cores with a spoon or knife without piercing the base, leaving walls about 1 cm thick.
Fill
Roughly chop the walnuts and mix with the raisins, two tablespoons of honey and the cinnamon. Pack the filling into the apples, top each with a knob of butter and replace the lids.
Bake
Stand the apples in a baking dish and pour the water into the base. Bake at 180°C for 25–30 minutes until soft and the skins begin to split, basting twice with the juices.
Serve
Cool for five minutes and drizzle with the remaining honey. Serve warm with a spoonful of sour cream, yoghurt or vanilla ice cream.
Cook’s tips
- 1Prick the skins so the apples don’t burst.
- 2Red apples look especially pretty.
- 3They can also be cooked in the microwave in 5–6 minutes.
- 4Place a small slice of cold butter directly on top of the walnut mixture before baking to ensure the filling stays moist and develops a rich, caramelized glaze. If the apples start to brown too quickly, tent them loosely with a piece of aluminum foil.
Serving & storage: Top with a generous spoonful of plain Greek yogurt or a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream to balance the sweetness. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days and reheat in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for ten minutes to restore the texture.
Filling ideas
Swap the walnuts for almonds or curd cheese, and the raisins for dried apricots. For children, add a spoonful of oats to the filling.
The takeaway
Baked apples take five minutes to prepare and please everyone. Make them for an evening cup of tea or a light breakfast.
