Baked Apples with Butterwith sauce from the roasting juices
Whole apples are filled with butter and sugar in the center and baked until the flesh softens. The fruit's juice creates a delicate sauce in the baking dish.
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In this oven dessert, the skin helps keep the apple whole while the heat softens its interior. Removing the core without piercing the base keeps the butter and sugar inside the fruit. A small baking dish concentrates the juices, which are collected and served over the warm apples.
Ingredients
Baked Apples
Preparation
Preheat the oven and prepare the fruit
Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Cut a thin lid off each apple and set aside. Using a small spoon, remove the seeds and fibrous part without piercing the bottom. Place the apples in a small baking dish, cavities facing up.
10 minutesAdd the filling
Divide the sugar among the four cavities. Place 10 g of butter on top of the sugar in each apple and replace the lids, leaving a small opening for steam to escape.
5 minutesBake until tender
Bake for about 35 minutes. From 25 minutes onward, check the flesh through the cavity with the tip of a knife: it should penetrate easily, but the fruit should still hold its shape. If the surface browns before the flesh softens, loosely cover with aluminum foil and continue baking.
35 minutesServe with the juices
Wait 5 minutes before serving. Carefully transfer the apples and collect the butter and juices accumulated in the baking dish with a spoon, distributing over the fruit.
5 minutes
Substitutions
Apple variety can vary, but very ripe fruits tend to fall apart. Salted butter gives the sauce a slightly salty flavor.
Storage
Let cool slightly, transfer to a covered container, and refrigerate. Reheat only the portion to be served. Refrigerate within 2 hours.
Approximate shelf life: Up to 3 days refrigerated at 4 °C or below.
Nutrition values are estimates and may vary by brand, substitution and actual yield.
Frequently asked questions
How to recognize the correct doneness?
Use apples of similar size and check doneness before the final time: variety, ripeness, and diameter affect baking time.
How to store after preparation?
Let cool slightly, transfer to a covered container, and refrigerate. Reheat only the portion to be served. Refrigerate within 2 hours. Up to 3 days refrigerated at 4 °C or below.
