Baked Apples with Cherries, Pistachios, Port Wine, and Orange Zest

Baking and Desserts | European cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Baked apples with cherries, pistachios, port wine, and orange zest

Ingredients

Ground dried cherries - 4.8 oz
Red port - 2 tablespoons
White bread - 1.4 oz
Unsalted peanuts, shelled - 1.8 oz
Butter - 2.3 oz
Orange zest - 1¼ teaspoons
Ground Cinnamon - ¾ teaspoon
Ground clove - a pinch
Brown Sugar - 2 tablespoons
Green Apples - 8 pieces
Apple juice with pulp - 10 fl oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Place the cherries in a bowl, pour the port wine over them, and let them soak for 2-3 hours.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 356°F. Grease the bottom of a baking dish with a small piece of butter.

Step 3

In a blender, combine the cherries, slightly chopped pistachios, pieces of white bread (without crust), butter, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves, and brown sugar. Blend until it forms a paste.

Step 4

Meanwhile, carefully core each apple without cutting all the way through (to the bottom). Make a shallow horizontal cut around the center of each apple to prevent it from bursting while cooking.

Step 5

Stuff the apples with the filling and place them in the dish. Cover with foil and bake for 40-50 minutes until the apples are tender, occasionally drizzling with apple juice. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.