Table of Contents
- Nicely Spiced Oven-Roasted Apples
- How to make Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone
- Cardamom and Apples
- Whipped Mascarpone Cream
- Recipe: Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone
Nicely Spiced Oven-Roasted Apples
This recipe for Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone is perfect if you love sweet things but don’t want to spend a lot of time preparing them.
A blend of fragrant spices, including cardamom, cinnamon and allspice, are used to flavour the apples, mascarpone and brown butter, creating a beautiful and harmonious spice throughout the dish. Maple syrup and toasted almond flakes add a final touch of sweetness and crunch.
How to make Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone
Heat the oven to 180°C. Halve the apples and remove the cores. Place the halves on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle with the prepared spice mix and bake for 45 minutes or until nicely browned and soft. It’s that simple.
While they’re baking, it only takes a few minutes to prepare the whipped mascarpone and toasted almonds. Then it’s time to relax until the timer beeps.
Cardamom and Apples
The highly aromatic, sweet, minty, herbal and slightly floral flavour of cardamom makes it a wonderful spice to combine with fruit. Together with cinnamon and allspice, these 3 spices add a warm, festive feel and flavour to the whole dish.
Whipped Mascarpone Cream
Whipped mascarpone has a deliciously light texture. It’s cool, neutral flavour provides a good base for the sweet apples and floral spices. The great thing is that you can control the sweetness of the dish. Add as little or as much maple syrup as you like to get the right level for your palate.
Recipe: Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone
Cardamom Baked Apples with Mascarpone
Ingredients
- 2 apples, Gala or Pink Lady is ideal
- 2 large cardamom pods
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 2 tbsp butter
- 250g mascarpone
- Maple syrup
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180°C
- Using a small pan, dry roast cardamom pods over medium heat until fragrant. Remove and bash pods open in a pestle & mortar or with the back of a knife. Remove seeds and crush down into a powder. Combine cardamom powder with cinnamon and allspice.
- Cut apples in half and remove the core.
- Line a small baking tray with baking paper. Lay apples down with the cut edge facing up. Sprinkle the apples lightly with a pinch of the spice mix. Place in the oven and roast for 45 minutes or until nicely brown and soft.
- For the mascarpone: place mascarpone in a bowl along with 1/2 of the remaining spice mix. Blend with a hand blender until fluffy, approx 20 seconds. Place in the fridge until needed.
- Lightly toast almond flakes until golden. Transfer to a small bowl and keep aside until needed.
- Remove apples from the oven and allow to cool. When ready to serve melt the butter in a small saucepan until all the milk solids have evaporated and the butter starts to turn brown. Be careful not to burn. When light and nicely browned, remove from heat and stir through the remaining spice mix.
- To Serve: Divide mascarpone between 4 bowls. Place an apple half on top. Spoon spiced brown butter over each apple. Drizzle with maple syrup and garnish with flaked almonds.
