Apples, especially baked ones, are a storehouse of vitamins and useful microelements. Baked apples in this form are indispensable for people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, intestines. And in combination with dried fruits, which are also incredibly useful, such a recipe will not leave anyone indifferent.
Ingredients for Baked Apples with Honey and Dried Fruits
- 6 pcs. apples;
- 1 cup of honey;
- 150 g of dried cranberries;
- 100 g raisins;
- 100 g butter;
- cinnamon - to taste.
Choose medium sized apples. The taste will then be nicer and richer. If you have candied honey - it is easy to melt it, heated in a water bath. You can use fresh berries cranberries or lingonberries, in this case, you need to give more sweetness.
Method of cooking baked apples with honey and dried fruits
Apples need to be washed under warm water, cut the core. It is necessary to cut only on the one hand not through so that the juice and filling of the apple does not flow out.
Dried fruits are laid out in the middle of each apple, in this case a pinch of cranberries, raisins.
After that, the top-laid dried fruits are poured on with prepared honey. Put a piece of butter on an apple filled with cranberries, raisins and honey. Oil will give apples additional flavor, softness and juiciness.
Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste the apples.
Apples are laid out in a baking dish, the oven is heated to 190 degrees. After that, put the form with apples in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Let cooked baked apples cool slightly and serve on a platter. If desired, you can add ice cream to apples.
When baking, apples retain all their beneficial properties. Baked apples cooked in this way are very rich in iron, which makes it possible to have a beneficial effect on the condition of the blood, skin, hair, nails. Thanks to the consumption of baked apples can help the body in the fight against extra pounds, as potassium, which is contained in apples, helps to remove excess fluid from the body.
It is impossible not to note the use of cranberries in this recipe. Cranberries are rich in vitamin C, which protects the body from viruses and boosts immunity. In addition, the consumption of cranberries slows the aging process, and also makes the vessels elastic.
Photo: Lena Tsynkevich
