Baked apples

An easy, yummy winter dessert the whole family will enjoy.

Cooking directions

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
• Core apples, but leave the base intact to hold in the filling.
• In a bowl, mix dried fruit, brown sugar, margarine and cinnamon together.
• Carefully spoon dried fruit mix into apples.
• Place apples in baking dish with the water.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until soft.
• Serve with warm custard (follow directions on back of custard powder box).

Try:

• Adding some chopped walnuts to dried fruit mixture.

Ingredients

6 apples

1 cup mixed dried fruit, eg sultanas, dates, apricots

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon margarine, melted

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup water