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Fruity baked apples
This traditional dish is really tasty, and easy to prepare.
What you need
- 4 cooking apples
- 60 ml water
- 75 g-100 demerara sugar
- 75-100 g glace cherries, chopped
- 75-100 g sultanas
- 75 g-100 dried apricots, chopped
- 25 g butter
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Wipe and core the apples. Make a shallow cut through the skin around the middle of each.
Stand the apples in an ovenproof dish and pour the water around them. Mix together the sugar and the fruit and divide evenly between the apples. Top with a knob of butter.
Bake in the oven for about 45-60 min until the apples are soft.
Serving suggestion
Cook's tip
To vary: Stuff the apples with a mixture of chopped dried or fresh dates, a little lemon rind and enough soft brown sugar to taste.
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 1409 | 629 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 336 | 150 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 1.61 | 0.72 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 77.9 | 34.8 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 5.64 | 2.52 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 3.25 | 1.45 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 5.04 | 2.25 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 68.6 | 30.6 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 0.17 | 0.08 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 196 | 87.5 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.14 | 0.06 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 6.19 | 2.76 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 4.67 | 2.08 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.61 | 0.27 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.30 | 0.13 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 51.0 | 22.8 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 3.44 | 1.53 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 1.90 | 0.85 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 25.5 | 11.4 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.85 | 0.38 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.25 | 0.11 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 56.3 | 25.1 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 1.4 |
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