Baked Apples with Cinnamon Mascarpone + Toasted Coconut

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 3 Apples

• Condiments

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 Cinnamon to dash
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Unsweetend coconut flakes

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Butter
  • 8 oz Mascarpone cheese

• Liquids

  • 1 1/2 cup Water

Found on joyfulhealthyeats.com

Description

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsweetend coconut flakes
• 1½ cup water
• 3 apples, halved, core removed
• 1½ tablespoon butter, sliced into 6 thin pieces (keep cold)
• cinnamon to dash
• 8 oz. mascarpone cheese
• 1½ tablespoon maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Spread coconut flakes in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 minutes, until slightly browned. Remove from oven, place coconut flakes on a plate and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place apple halves in a glass 13x9 baking dish flesh side up. Add a piece of butter into the hole of each apple where the core use to be. Add a dash of ground cinnamon to each apple.
• Pour the water into the baking dish. Cover with tin foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes. This will make the apple somewhat tender but leave them with a slight crunch still. (If you want them really tender bake for 45 minutes.)
• In the meantime, add mascarpone cheese, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and nutmeg to a small bowl. Using a spatula gently stir until all ingredients are combined. Set aside.
• Remove apples from the oven.
• Serve each apple warm with 1-2 tablespoons of mascarpone and 1 tablespoon of toasted coconut.

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