A fruit dessert is always welcome on my plate and these baked apples are no exception. Warm, soft and juicy apples with a little crisp from the oat and nut filling and a warming cinnamon flavour. If that wasn’t enough I serve them with a super simple but oh so delicious date caramel sauce for a little extra sweetness. To finsih off a dollop of cream and you’ve got yourself a winner of an autumn and winter dessert. I dare also say that it’s no more difficult than making an apple crumble but has a bit more (rustic) wow factor. Hope you enjoy!

Find the recipes for the other dishes included in the video here: Apple Compote and Roasted Parsnip and Apple Soup.

Malin x

Baked Apples with Date Caramel

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

4 large apples

0,5 cup oats

0,25 cups light demerara sugar

0,25 cups mixed pecan nuts and pumpkin seeds

3 tbsp coconut oil

1 tsp cinnamon

0,25 tsp vanilla powder

Pinch of salt

Date Caramel:

150 g pitted soft dates

0,5 cup water

Pinch of salt

Serve with:

Vegan whipped cream, vanilla cashew cream, vegan custard or

vegan vanilla ice cream

METHOD:

Preheat your oven to 190 degrees celsius.

Combine all the ingredients from the oats to the pinch of salt for the apple filling in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.

Use a pairing knife to carefully cut out the core of the apple without cutting all the way through, making a crater in each apple. Make sure you remove all the seeds.

Fill the cored apples with the prepared filling. Place the filled apples on a baking dish with an edge and pour 3 tbsp of water at the bottom of it.

Bake in the centre of the oven for 40-45 minutes or until the apples are soft and the filling is crispy on top.

In the meantime prepare the date caramel by pitting the dates and then adding them to a blender along with the water and salt. Blend until completely smooth.

Serve the baked apple with the date caramel and I suggest some vegan whipped cream.

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