Baked Apples with Port Wine and Cinnamon
These Baked Apples with Port Wine and Cinnamon are a Portuguese-inspired dessert made with just four ingredients: apples, brown sugar, tawny port, and a cinnamon stick. The port reduces into a rich, caramel-like sauce as the apples bake, making this simple enough for a weeknight but special enough to serve to company.
Servings: 4
Calories: 202kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 8 tablespoon brown sugar
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 4 teaspoon tawny port or more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Wash and core the apples.
- Place into a baking dish.
- Add 2 tablespoon of brown sugar into the center of the apple.
- Add enough tawny port to fill the center.
- Add a cinnamon stick into the center.
- Place into the oven and bake for 30 mintues.
Notes
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a spoonful of whipped cream. A few chopped pecans or dried cranberries on top are optional but good if you want extra texture.
Skipping the alcohol? See the substitution note in the "What is Tawny Port" section above.
An apple corer makes this faster, but a paring knife or melon baller works fine. Coring is easiest with an apple corer; however, a melon baller or sharp small paring knife works great. If you are using a knife, make sure that the knife is smaller than the size of the apple so you can remove the entire core in one go. If you don't have a corer, stick with a paring knife and scrape away any parts of the core left behind after the initial cut.
Nutrition
Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg
