Serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 cooking apples
• Water
• 1 tablespoon runny honey
• 28g/1oz butter, melted
• Cream or ice cream to serve

Stuffings (choose from the following):

• Chopped hazelnuts, sultanas and honey
• Mincemeat
• Chopped dates, walnuts and honey
• Chopped prunes and brown sugar
• Raisins and honey
• (You will need approx. 2-3 teaspoons of each filling per apple.)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas mark 6.
2. Core the cooking apples and then make a slit in the skin of each to form a ring around the middle.
3. Stuff the centre of each apple with the filling of your choice.
4. Place the apples in an ovenproof dish and then add 5mm/0.25 inch water and 1 tablespoon honey.
5. Drizzle the melted butter over the apples and then bake until the fruit is tender (about 50-60 minutes).
6. Serve hot or cold, with cream or ice cream if you wish.

Specific conditions:
Dry or sore mouth

Nutritional information
Energy: 140 kcal; Protein: 0.4g; Fat: 6g (of which saturates: 4g); Carbohydrate: 21g; Fibre: 1.5g.