Baked Stuffed Apples with Almonds & Orange Blossom

Name: Baked Stuffed Apples with Almonds & Orange Blossom
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 4 Large firm apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp); 100 g Sliced almonds; 75 g Raisins or dates, chopped; 3 tbsp Unsalted butter, softened; 2 g Honey; 1 tbsp Orange blossom water; 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon; 0.25 tsp Ground ginger; 1 tsp Salt; 200 ml Apple juice or water; 1 tsp Orange zest

Whole apples roasted until tender and filled with a fragrant mixture of almonds, raisins, and orange blossom water. A warm, elegant dessert that's naturally sweet and aromatic.

Recipe byChef Amina

Prep 15 min
Cook 45 min
Serves 4

apples almonds orange blossom dessert

Ingredients

Servings

Scaled from 4 base servings — local only.

4Large firm apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
100 gSliced almonds
75 gRaisins or dates, chopped
3 tbspUnsalted butter, softened
2 gHoney
1 tbspOrange blossom water
0.5 tspGround cinnamon
0.25 tspGround ginger
1 tspSalt
200 mlApple juice or water
1 tspOrange zest

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Instructions

Prepare apples: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Core apples from the top, leaving the bottom intact to hold the filling. Use a small spoon or melon baller to remove seeds and a bit of flesh.
Make filling: In a small bowl, combine sliced almonds, chopped raisins, softened butter, honey, orange blossom water, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, salt, and orange zest. Mix until well combined.
Stuff apples: Stuff each apple generously with the almond-raisin mixture, pressing gently to pack it in.
Arrange in baking dish: Place apples in a baking dish and pour apple juice or water around (not over) them.
Bake: Bake for 35–45 minutes until apples are tender when pierced with a fork and the skin is slightly wrinkled.
Serve: Transfer apples to serving plates and drizzle with the pan juices. Serve warm.