For as long as I can remember my parents always grew fruit trees in their gardens. In the first house I lived in we had a huge pear tree. When we moved I think my parents missed having fruit growing in the garden so they brought an apple tree. It’s a tradition I’m please to stay I have upheld.
Now we have a small apple tree growing in our garden. I love apples and every year our tree has produced a lot of apples. Occasionally all at once. I’ve had to think fast and cook them before they get eaten by the animals that enter our garden. For me, baking them is a great way to keep them for longer. I freeze the baked apples and use them when I need too. Below is a video and recipe for you.
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Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Mixing bowl
- Fork
- Teaspoon
- Tablespoon
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- Apples x 500g
- Lemon x 1 juice
- Coconut oil x 2 – 4 tsps
- Coconut sugar x 2 tbsp
- Ground sweet cinnamon x 1 tsp
- Ground cloves x 1/4 tsp
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C or gas mark 3 and put the baking tray into the oven at the same time.
- Next peel the apples and cut each one into eighth quarters.
- Remove the core and cut each eighth into quarters.
- Slice the lemon in half.
- Place the quarters in a large bowl and with the fork squeeze the lemon juice over the top.
- Mix the quarters with the lemon juice until they are covered in the juice.
- Sprinkle over the sugar, ground sweet cinnamon and ground cloves.
- Mix again until everything is coated in all of the ingredients.
- When the oven has preheated carefully remove the baking tray.
- Put the coconut oil into baking tray and let it melt down.
- Once it has mostly melted add in the apples and toss them in the oil.
- Place the baking tray bake into the oven.
- Bake for 50 minutes to an hour or until the apples are a golden brown colour.
- When they are golden brown remove for the oven and leave to cool.
- Once cooled add to porridge, cakes, crumbles, smoothies or just on their own with cream.
- Finally serve and enjoy.
Oven Baked Apples was a delicious way to keep our apples for longer. It was slightly time consuming to prepare but very easy to cook. Plus they are very easy to store in the freezer as well. All of the ingredients in this dish are freezable so you can make a big batch and freeze it for another occasion. Plus they are delicious straight from the oven and eaten with cream. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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