Baked Apples with Cinnamon
Whole apples baked until tender with cinnamon-brown sugar filling, butter, and a light lemon syrup.
Instructions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190°C.
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Step 2
Wash the apples and remove each core, leaving the bottom 1 cm intact to contain the filling. Arrange them upright in the baking dish.
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Step 3
Stir the brown sugar and cinnamon together in the mixing bowl.
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Step 4
Divide the cinnamon sugar among the apple cavities, then top with the butter pieces.
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Step 5
Combine the water and lemon juice, then pour the liquid into the baking dish around the apples.
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Step 6
Bake for 25 minutes, then spoon some of the pan liquid over the apples.
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Step 7
Continue baking until the apples are tender when pierced but still hold their shape.
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Step 8
Let the apples cool for 5 minutes, then serve with the warm pan syrup spooned over them.
Nutrition (Estimated)
Food safety
Caution: low
Use oven protection when handling the dish. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and consume within 3 days.
Risk factors
- hot baking dish
- hot sugar syrup