Indian Spiced Baked Apples

Recipe Description

Served chilled these apples baked in coconut milk would make an unusual and cooling dessert to end a spicy meal. If you prefer you can cook them in the microwave on HIGH for 6-8mins instead.

* ''Prep'': 10mins
* ''Cook'': 25 - 30 mins
* ''Serves'': 4

Ingredients

  • 1 (400g) can coconut milk
  • 100 g / 4 oz superfine sugar|caster sugar
  • 4 cardamom pods, split
  • 4 Bramley apples, halved and cored
  • pistachio nuts and pomegranate seeds to serve

Directions

  1. Place the coconut milk, sugar and cardamom pods in a pan and gently bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Set to one side to allow the cardamom to infuse the milk.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180 °C / Fan 160 °C / 350 °F / Gas Mark 4. Place the apples cut side down in an ovenproof dish, pour over the coconut milk, cover the dish with foil, then ovenbake for 25 - 30 mins or until the apples are tender. Cool then chill.
  3. Serve the apples in small bowls with chopped pistachios or pomegranate seeds to decorate.
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