Cinnamon and Rum Baked Apples
This apples with cinnamon and rum are a winning combination, especially if you want to prepare a tasty dessert with few calories. And topped with some vanilla ice cream they are just divine.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (100 g)
- 1/2 cup rum (120 ml), if making without rum, use apple juice or water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 6 whole cloves
Apples:
- 6 medium apples washed and cored (Granny Smith, Rome Beauty...)
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tablespoons butter (30g), cut into small pieces
- 1 cup apple cider 250 ml
- Vanilla ice cream optional
Instructions
Glaze:
- In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, rum, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and reduce for 3 to 4 minutes until all ingredients blend together. Set aside.
Apples:
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190°C).
- Core the apples.
- In a baking dish arrange the apples in a single layer. Put a cinnamon stick inside each apple.
- Pour the glaze over the apples and top each with pieces of butter. Add the cider to the bottom of the dish and place it in the oven.
- Cook the apples, basting them from time to time, until they are tender but not mushy, 25 to 30 minutes
- Serve with scoops of Vanilla ice cream.
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