Sticky apple cups
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- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Ready in 20 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
These simple dessert cups are made in the microwave and are brilliant to use up leftover dates and prunes
| Highlight | Nutrient | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| kcal | 150 | |
| fat | 0g | |
| saturates | 0g | |
| carbs | 37g | |
| sugars | 7.6g | |
| fibre | 3g | |
| protein | 2g | |
| low in | salt | 0.03g |
Ingredients
- 2medium Bramley apples , about 200g each
- 85g dried date , roughly chopped
- 85g ready-to-eat prune , roughly chopped or raisins
- 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1small orange , zest and juice
- 0% Greek yogurt or fromage frais, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Halve each apple through the circumference and dig out the core with a dessert spoon from both halves, leaving bowl-shaped hollows behind.
- STEP 2
Mix together all the remaining ingredients except for the orange juice and fill the apples with the mixture. Fit them into a microwaveable dish and pour the orange juice on top. Cover and cook on Medium (500w) for 5-7 mins until soft. Cool for a few mins before serving with the yogurt or fromage frais.
RECIPE TIPS
GIVE IT A TWIST
A few chopped toffees or small pieces of marzipan are great in the filling. Once cooked, sprinkle over crunchy oat cereal. Serve the hot apples with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Goes well with
Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2005
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