Apples are everywhere at the moment. I spotted these beautiful “Golden Delicious” variety the other week and knew I wanted to play around with them as soon as I got them home. I was planning a dinner party and I wanted to present a low fat option for dessert. Something sweet enough that wasn’t too heavy. And these turned out mighty fine. I took the filling used to make baklava, combining pistachios, walnuts, ground cinnamon, cloves and honey and stuffed them into some cored apples. Added a little honey to the mixture and we had a beautiful sweet ending to a filling meal. Some nice Greek yoghurt would have complemented this perfectly but I had run out. Next time I might add a combination of dried fruits and play around with this concept a little more.
RECIPE FOR BAKED APPLES STUFFED WITH A “BAKLAVA” FILLING
Makes 5-6
- 5-6 Golden Delicious apples
- 1 cup of roughly chopped walnuts
- 1/2 a cup of roughly chopped pistachios
- 2 tsps of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp of ground cloves
- 3/4 cup of warmed honey
- Start by coring your apples using a an apple corer. Give them a good rinse and pat dry with a paper towel. Set them aside in a baking dish.
- Blend the nuts and spices, with a few tablespoons of the honey and proceed to fill the apples right to the top.
- Pour the remaining warmed honey over the apples and bake in a pre heated oven at 180 deg C for 25-30 mins.
Serve immediately
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A wonderful recipe, as usual! That’s such a great idea! Your pictures always inspire me…
Cheers,
Rosa
PETER…love Baklava filling in the apples. Apples are in their prime (autumn) and this will warm you so during those cool evenings.
The baklava filling is definitely a draw for these delicious baked apples Peter. I envy your seasonal apples right now since we are only just getting to cherry season.
Peter, this certainly sounds delicious but before reading how you made these apples, apart from the baklava filling I visualized some baked phyllo, crumbled along with the nuts and spices and used as the filling.
Great recipe peter! They will be lovely with a side of cinnamon ice cream or kaimaki ice cream, despite the low temperatures…Or yogurt for the diet conscious…
One would almost not miss the pastry…almost.
Seriously, this is basically how I make baked apples on the few occasions per year that I do. I’m sure dinner guests were quite pleased, but what did you make for the entre?
One awesome idea. I need to make this soon.
You did run out of greek yoghurt? Unconceivable! LOL
Try some whisked fresh ricotta, it’s lighter and tastier than cream and pretty close to Greek yoghurt.
Btw, the shots of the cooked apples are fabulous, I can’t choose the best one of them.
Every fall I think about baking apples but never do. Thank you for making me realize that this coming fall I really have to. Love the baklava filling. All those nuts and cinnamon are a great complement to the apples.
This looks just splendid! I had seen baked apples with nutty crumbles on top, but baklava filling makes perfect Greek-sense as well!! This is the perfect summertime dessert! Gorgeous photos!
I can not tell you how much this recipe appeals to me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE baklava! The idea of doing something like this means that its much more healthy for me though. Plus, I have 3 apple trees that r going to give me tons of apples this autum. I will definitely be making this.
Yum, Peter. A fabulous idea. I love baked apples. I agree, a dollop of Greek yogurt at the end would be fab.
These are such beauties, Peter! Is it fall there already? I make this all the time in fall here as it’s so satisfying & not crazy rich, but I admit that I do add chunks of chocolate inside
I Iove the name…never heard anyone call that, so perfect with your ingredients, too.
That is such a good idea for a filling. Mmm, I do love baklava!
These look amazing. What a great idea!
This would also be lovely as a baklava filling itself – like a hybrid of baklava and apple strudel (speaking of strudel). I’d like those apples with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Mmm…ice cream.
Gorgeous, Peter! These are very similar to what I make for one of my favorite winter desserts. I use more maple syrup rather than honey, though.
Oh! So creative! They look & sound delicious
This is not the first of your recipes I’ve bookmarked…I better get cooking so I don’t get too behind!
This is brilliant – a gluten free way to eat baclava filling! Even better it’s warm for winter.
I saw the baked apples shot on Tastespotting, read the description and thought ‘that reminds me of Peter’. I clicked through and here I am! Funny how some recipes and photography have their ’stamp’ on them.
Fabulous job as always Peter
Wow Peter, those sure do look delicious. I enjoy baked apples from time to time, and I am going to have to try this filling for sure!!
That certainly looks delicious Peter! I recently had to shoot warm apples for a customer, but I am actually convinced that your filling is soooo much better then what they had come up with! Love it! Looking forward to seeing the version with dried fruit.
What a brilliant idea! The baklava must be amazing tucked inside of a baked apple. I have to try this when the fall rolls around.
What a great idea! I’ve been passing by this Greek bakery lately and peering in at the baklava … I love the flavors but have been resisting it. This would be healthier since apples are involved, right?
Deliciously filled Peter
. I bet your guests loved them!!! I have family coming over tomorrow for lunch and this would be a perfect postre 
A saw the tremendous fog over Sydney yesterday on TV!!! Did you find your way home? ;D
well done peter – this is one desert i really miss from nz; cooked fruit isnt on the cretan repertoire at the moment…
Baklava filling?! Genius! I tried baking apples but they were a failure to say the least.
absolutely gorgeous… now only if i have one with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of spiced vanilla ice cream….. hmmm
What a brilliant idea. It’s so much better than the traditional baklava. I just need to pair a scoop of vanilla ice cream and I’m in heaven
What a great idea! And it’s gluten-free so I can enjoy the baklava taste with out killing myself. You are a genius!
Ooooh I love this idea! And I love your dessert posts. I bet these apples tasted amazing.
You silly guy… apples aren’t in season. You must be mistaken.
What a great idea! Filled, baked apples are the bomb… of course I’ll take mine with a smidge of vanilla custard on the side.
Wonderful recipe and very creative.The perfect ending for party or summer dinner.
Lovely photos and…your nomination is well deserved, your photos are always stunning.
Wow! your pictures are amazing.
I love your site!
Erica.
Man, this looks REALLY good and healthy to boot!
But seriously, your photography is so amazing, you can present pictures of deep-fried crows and it’ll still look pretty damn good.
Would this recipe work with red apples instead? Or is it preferred to have tangy and sourish kind of apples?
Hiya P!! What beautiful photos you produced there, mate. Love them as always have been stunning and lovely. Our apples have gone now, nothing left on the trees hehehe… Glad to find you again here! I suppose Granny Smiths will do the same as Golden Delicious, don’t you think?
Genius. I see this and I think immediately how much my mom would like this. We Italians like fruit for dinner and if it tastes anything like baklava, all the better.
Of course I just had to look when I saw Baklava in the title!
It looks great and I love baked fruit in Winter.
Wow these look awesome, easy and will go perfectly with a dinner I’m planning soon. Great photography btw – those apples look better than any I’ve seen!
this looks absolutely delicious and very easy and very creative! i have a few apples in the fridge and was thinking of making something with them but this looks to be a great creative idea.
thank you – Aysegul