Classic Baked Apples Recipe, grandma’s recipe, one of the simplest, most economical, and delicious desserts (I even eat them cold in the summer, they’re delicious! But in the winter, nice and warm, they’re the best!). My Grandma Lina always made them because with a few ingredients and little expense, you can get a good dessert that is always liked by adults and children alike. In the article, also a grandma’s trick to make sure the apples bake perfectly even inside!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Classic Baked Apples Recipe
- 4 Renette apples
- 4 teaspoons Raw cane sugar
- 2 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Ground ginger
- 6 tablespoons Water
Useful Tools
- Food Scale
- Baking Tray
- Spoon
- Parchment Paper
- Bowl
- Knife
Preparation of Grandma’s Baked Apples Recipe
Wash the apples thoroughly under running water, then dry them well using paper towels (or a clean cloth) without removing stems or skin.
Using a kitchen knife, make a shallow cross cut on the surface of the apples, about 1/8 inch deep.
Place the apples in a baking tray lined with parchment paper with the stem facing up.
In a small bowl, mix the raw cane sugar with ground cinnamon and ginger, and sprinkle a tablespoon over each apple until the powdered mixture is used up.
Pour the water specified in the recipe into the bottom of the tray (this is the grandma’s trick to make them cook better!).
Preheat the oven to 392°F (200°C) and once hot, bake the apples for 50 minutes (always check the cooking), once cooked, take them out of the oven, serve them hot, warm, or cold, they are delicious in every way!
Before serving the baked apples, drizzle them with the juice left at the bottom of the tray, they will be even more delicious.
TIPS
If you want to make the classic baked apples recipe even more delicious, you can add raisins soaked in rum or chopped and toasted walnuts to the cane sugar. Instead of water, you can make a mixture with half water and half grappa (not for kids though!).
If you want to store the baked apples for a couple of days, once cold, just put them in the fridge in an airtight container.
