Hi there! It’s been windy, dark and gloomy all day here in Dubai today. The weather intends to spend a day in the kitchen and bake something warm, aromatic and tasty. And I found a deliciously satisfying dish to cheer this day up! Sweet-smelling baked apples with super tasty filling: walnuts and cowberries! Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? The cozy smell of cinnamon and brown sugar was filling my kitchen while apples were baked.. It’s so easy to turn regular apples into a fabulous warm dessert! Enjoy!
Cowberry (also known as lingonberry) is a very tasty, slightly bitter and sour berry; it contains lots of vitamin C, A and B. It’s a popular type of berry in my home-country (Russia), and as far as I know in Sweden and Norway. Their taste remind small sour cranberries, so you can easily substitute it with cranberries (fresh or frozen).
Baked apples with walnuts and cowberries
- Cut the lid from apples, carefully cut out the core and make a hole in each apple leaving the bottom.
- In a bowl, stir sugar and cinnamon with butter. Mix in the egg. Fold in chopped walnuts and berries.
- Put apples in baking dish/tray and stuff each apple with filling mixture. Cover with apple lids. Pour some warm water into the bottom of the baking dish (1 cm). Loosely cover with foil.
- Bake in preheated 200C oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes more, or until apples are tender but not mushy.
- Carefully transfer to a serving plate, sprinkle with cinnamon, drizzle with honey and garnish with some walnuts and cowberries, if desired.
- Enjoy!
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Looks delicious! I like it that you kept the tops. 🙂
Tops are edible, before or after baking, so better to keep them 😀
Absolutely! 🙂
How beautiful and so flavorful. A perfect seasonal dessert!
Agree with every word! 🙂 Thanks a lot for your lovely comment, Amanda!
Last time I made something like this, my apples turned into an almost apple sauce, I guess I overcooked by a landslide. I am so impressed by how pretty these look and how they are still standing like apples! So pretty, and must be so delicious!
Hahahaha Once I baked apples about an hour and they were not even soft, can you imagine! 😀 I guess, it depends on the type of apple.
And yes- they are very delicious indeed!
Beautiful and healthy dessert, important to have some of those this time of the year!
You can also serve it to your guests during holiday or simply over weekend, I’m sure they will be very pleased and satisfied! 🙂
Oh it looks so yummy 😊
And they are, Daniela! if you haven’t cooked baked apples yet, you have to make it 😀 So delish!
I will definitely give it a try 😊
This is such a cute idea, and a great alternative to all the rich cakes and pies for a dessert!
Thanks so much! You can make it even easier- cut an apple into halves and fill with some nuts, sugar and berries, and then bake!
Have a nice winter!
I can imagine the sweet smell of these apples filling my apartment on a chilly day! Your presentation looks beautiful for the photographs. A wonderful idea for a winter treat 🙂
Scent of baked apples and cinnamon is truly perfect for cold days! 🙂 What’s your fav baking things for cold days, Heather? May be some cookies? 🙂
I love baked apples and yours look delicious. I might try them with cranberries since we don’t have lingonberries.
You can omit berries or use dried, will be also nice! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and reading!
Have a lovely week!
What a beautiful dessert! I’ve never had cowberries before. I’ll have to look for them!
Cowberry taste pretty similar to cranberry (but I mean little and juicy ones), may be a little bit bitter only. 🙂 Good luck and Happy Holidays!
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