Baked apples in caramel
Description
The recipe won't take much time. To prepare baked apples in caramel, we need large, firm, sweet-and-sour apples. By the way, you can bake them not only with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, but also add nuts or dried fruits inside. Next, see Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the apples.
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Step 2
Remove the core. It's most convenient to do this using a special apple corer. If you don't have one like in the photo, carefully do it with a regular knife.
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Step 3
Mix together ground nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon, then add sugar. If you decided to use nuts as well, chop them finely (but not in a blender, just cut them into small pieces) and add to the dry mixture.
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Step 4
Place the apples in a baking dish and add water to cover the bottom.
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Step 5
Generously fill each apple with the sugar-nut mixture, don't skimp on it. Place a small piece of butter on top of each apple.
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Step 6
Cover with foil and place in a preheated oven at 180°C for 35–40 minutes. If the apples become tender earlier, remove them from the oven.
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Step 7
While the apples are baking, prepare the caramel. You can, of course, make it yourself from sugar and water, but I find it easier just to melt caramel candies in a double boiler—the result is excellent. Do this a couple of minutes before taking the apples out of the oven, so the caramel doesn't harden again.
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Step 8
You can drizzle the baked apples with caramel before serving or serve the caramel in a separate sauce dish, so everyone can take as much as they want.
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Step 9
Done.