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Berry Balsamic Baked Apples
The delicious blend of berries and balsamic vinegar is a culinary super star. Now combine berries and balsamic vinegar and bake with apples? Luscious!
It’s still hard for me to pass up apples for dessert. I remember my German grandmother said apple desserts would always be a good choice when dining out. I think of her when I see apple desserts on menus.
This apple dessert was developed by my Get Cooking Simply blog partner Rita Held. Balsamic vinegar with berry jam elevates the homey dessert to a special dessert, and it’s still simple. Note when buying balsamic vinegear, not all balsamics are created equal, which I discuss in my Strawberry Balsamic Sauce recipes. Always look for the Original Balsamic Vinegar certification seal for best quality and balanced flavor.
Berry Balsamic Baked Apples
Bake these apples for a comfort dessert and comfort of home aroma!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup strawberry preserves or jam (or other berry)
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 6 medium apples, about 7oz each Gala, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Cameo work well
- garnish: chopped pecans or walnuts, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small saucepan, stir together preserves, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, butter and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Continue to cook 10 minutes more until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally.
- Core apples and peel the top third of each apple. Place in a baking dish and spoon sauce over and inside each apple. Bake uncovered 35 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and baste apples with sauce from bottom of the dish. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a knife.
- Cool at least 15 minutes before serving. To serve, spoon sauce over each apple and sprinkle with pecans. Add a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Rita,
This looks yummy – can’t wait to try it.
JoAnn
Please let me know if you like it JoAnn. How was Sicilia? Do they use balsamic vinegar very often there?
That looks yummy–balsamic is a great idea. Thanks. Suzanne
So pretty!
and simple, too – do! thx
I’ve always loved berries and balsamic, but never tried it with apples – sounds really awesome, and also easy. Next time I’m at the farmer’s market, I’m going to get some apples and give it a try. Thanks, Rita!
These apples look so good! Am going to make these this week! The ice cream idea is INCREDIBLE! Fall is in the air! Thanks R and R!
I made these apples this past weekend, and they were absolutely delicious! Used raspberry jam, and topped off with whip cream since we didn’t have ice cream. Seb and I ate 2 apples a piece in one sitting they were so good! Anyways, very easy to throw together, and the 2 apples leftover were just as good the next day, heated up in individual ramekin dishes.
An original recipe?
http://www.mizkan.com/Recipes/?action=view&recipeID=325814727003
Yes. I developed the recipe for Holland House!