Final Baked Apple
RECIPE
1 h 10 min

French Apples Baked and Stuffed with Applesauce

A beautiful dessert where half the work is already done for you. The sweet apple sauce makes this recipe a low-effort, tasty, and satisfying dessert.

Dessert
Veggie
Easy
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Ingredients For

  • x 6
  • Butter
    Dairy products
    PDO Poitou-Charente Butter
    50 g •See the article
  • 80 g
  • 1 tsp
  • 2 tbsp
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Wash four Gala apples, then cut the tops off to make lids. Hollow out the apples from the core.  

Step 1
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    Next, peel and core the two remaining Gala apples. 
    Cut them into thin slices and place them in a saucepan with the sugar, the flesh of the four hollowed-out apples, the water and the cinnamon.   

    Step 2
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    Cook for 20 minutes on a low heat, mixing regularly. The apples should have reduced down to a compote by the end of cooking.  

    Step 3
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    Preheat the oven to 220°C (gas mark 8). 
    Grease an ovenproof dish with butter and place the four hollowed-out apples in it. Fill the apples with compote, then place the lids on top. 

    Step 4
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    Sprinkle with a teaspoon of sugar and put a knob of butter on each apple. 
    Bake for 25 minutes. The apples should be nice and golden when you take them out of the oven. 

    Final step
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    PDO Vallée des Baux-de-Provence Olive Oil
    PDO Vallée des Baux-de-Provence Olive Oil
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