Baked Apples with Calvados Sauce

Apples are cored, buttered, and sugar-rolled before baking, served with a rich caramel Calvados sauce and toasted nut garnish.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 456.1 kcals 1824.5 kcals
Carbohydrates 54.6 grams 218.4 grams
Fat 25.6 grams 102.4 grams
Protein 3 grams 12.1 grams
Cook Time
40 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
4
tbsp
Caster Sugar
for coating apples
50
g
Caster Sugar
for sauce
0.5
tsp
Arrowroot
diluted in a little water
Dairy
60
g
20
g
Unsalted Butter
for sauce
Fruits
4
piece
Apples
Reines des Reinettes or russet variety, washed and dried
40
g
Apple
Braeburn, peeled and cut into 0.5cm dice
GrainsCereals
15
g
Bread
cubed
Liquids
1
tsp
Calvados
for sauce
1
tsp
Calvados
for garnish
NutsSeeds
10
g
Almonds
whole
5
g
Almonds
flaked

Steps

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  • Flatten apple bases and remove the cores.
  • Brush a dish with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Brush apples with butter, roll in sugar, and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Heat sugar in a saucepan until it becomes a dark golden caramel.
  • Stir in butter and diced apples, cooking for 30 seconds.
  • Add apple juice and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Thicken with diluted arrowroot and stir in Calvados.
  • Mix bread cubes with half of the icing sugar on a tray.
  • Combine nuts, Calvados, and remaining icing sugar on the same tray.
  • Bake the garnish for 8-10 minutes until golden.
  • Plate the apples, fill with sauce, and top with garnishes.