Recipe: Baked Apples

Name: Baked Apples
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 beautiful apples (Canada variety preferably); a mixture: 60 g (2.1 oz) brown sugar, 1 packet of vanilla sugar, 5 g (0.2 oz) ground cinnamon, 1 crushed clove; 4 brioche toasts (you can pour a few drops of amber rum into them); 60 g (2.1 oz) salted butter; 2 vanilla beans

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.8/5 (9 reviews)

Prep 20 min

Cook 40 min

Total 1h

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

Adjust for

servings

4 beautiful apples (Canada variety preferably)
a mixture: 60 g (2.1 oz) brown sugar, 1 packet of vanilla sugar, 5 g (0.2 oz) ground cinnamon, 1 crushed clove
4 brioche toasts (you can pour a few drops of amber rum into them)
60 g (2.1 oz) salted butter
2 vanilla beans

Step-by-step directions

1 Hollow out the apples.

2 To prevent your apples from collapsing, at the middle height of the fruit draw a groove in the skin with a sharp knife in a circle all around.

3 Cut your brioche toasts into rounds using a pastry cutter or a bowl, the same size as the base of your apples then place them in an oven-safe dish (earthenware or porcelain).

4 Split your vanilla beans in half lengthwise then in 3 pieces widthwise and plant the 3 small segments in each apple.

5 Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).

6 Place your apples on your toasts then fill them halfway with your spice mixture, add a small piece of butter and complete with the rest of the mixture which should overflow slightly.

7 Bake for 40 minutes and from time to time pour a spoonful of water and baste your apples with the caramel.
Serve your baked apples lukewarm or cold on a nice plate with contrasting color then close your eyes and let your memories take over!