Baked Apples
Whole apples stuffed with butter, brown sugar, and walnuts, baked until collapsing — autumn on a spoon.
Ingredients
- 4 Apple (tart)
- 40 g Butter
- 60 g Brown sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon stick
- 40 g Walnuts (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
- Core the apples most of the way down, leaving the base intact so the filling stays in.
- Chop the walnuts roughly on a board.
- Mash the butter with the sugar, the ground cinnamon, and the chopped walnuts into a paste.
- Pack the filling firmly into the apple cavities.
- Bake the apples in a dish with a splash of water until tender and slumping, about 35 minutes.
- Spoon the pan syrup over the apples and serve them warm.
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About Baked Apples
Baked apples are a homey autumn dessert with deep roots in American and Northern European home cooking, made by hollowing whole apples and roasting them until the flesh turns spoon-soft and slumping. The key is choosing a tart apple that holds its shape while going tender, then coring most of the way down but leaving the base intact so the filling stays put. That filling — butter creamed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped walnuts — melts into the cavity as the apple bakes, basting the fruit from the inside.
The result is warm and yielding, with soft, almost custardy apple flesh, a toasty crunch from the walnuts, and a buttery brown-sugar syrup that pools in the dish. A splash of water in the pan steams the apples and becomes part of that syrup, which gets spooned back over each apple before serving. It's the kind of unfussy dessert that suits a cool evening and pairs naturally with vanilla ice cream, cream, or custard. With only a handful of ingredients and about fifty minutes, most of it hands-off in the oven, it's an easy way to turn a bowl of apples into something that feels like an occasion.
Baked Apples: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Baked Apples?
A serving has about 283 calories — 2.1g protein, 37.8g carbs, 15.4g fat, 4.8g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Baked Apples gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Baked Apples has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Baked Apples dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Baked Apples take to make?
About 50 minutes start to finish, but only around 16 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Baked Apples?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out walnuts — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Baked Apples make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.