Baked Apples with Candied Walnuts
Tender baked apples topped with honey-sweetened yogurt and caramelized walnuts. This elegant dessert combines the warmth of caramelized apples with crunchy candied nuts and creamy yogurt.
Ingredients
- •2 whole Gala or Golden Delicious apples
- •½ tablespoon unsalted butter
- •¼ cup sugar
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •½ cup walnut pieces
- •¼ cup thick yogurt
- •2 teaspoons honey
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F. Oil a baking sheet.
5 min
- 2.
Halve apples lengthwise and remove core with a melon-ball cutter or a paring knife. Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy ovenproof skillet over moderate heat and sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Arrange apple halves, cut sides down, on sugar and cook, undisturbed, until sugar begins to caramelize, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake apples until tender, about 15 minutes.
20 min
- 3.
While apples are baking, cook remaining 1/4 cup sugar with salt in a dry 7- to 8-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until sugar begins to melt, about 2 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until sugar is melted into a deep golden caramel, 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Add walnuts, stirring to coat, then pour onto baking sheet and cool 10 minutes. Break nuts into small pieces if necessary.
15 min
- 4.
Stir together yogurt and 2 teaspoons honey.
2 min
- 5.
Serve apples, cut sides up, topped with yogurt and nuts. Drizzle with additional honey if desired.
3 min
