For the apples:
- 4 baking Apples
- ¼ cup (4 tbsp) Unsalted butter
- ¼ cup Confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ¼ cup Walnutschopped
- ½ tsp Cinnamonground, optional
For the vanilla sauce:
- 4 Egg yolkslarge, lightly beaten
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extractpure
Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples
Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples are a traditional treat when the weather starts to cool off. This easy recipe features all the delicious flavors of a classic apple pie but in a single-serving, healthy-ish style. Crisp apples stuffed with butter, sugar, raisins, walnuts, and cinnamon, then baked in the oven until the apples are cooked through and tender. Serve this easy comforting dessert warm with a homemade vanilla sauce (recipe included) for a decadent upgrade.
To start off this recipe, wash and pat dry the apples. Use a sharp paring knife or an apple corer to cut out the cores, leaving the bottom of the apples intact. In a bowl, stir together the butter, sugar, raisins, and cinnamon. Divide the prepared filling evenly between the apples. Bake the apples in a buttered baking dish, covered with aluminum foil, about 1 hour. In the meantime, make the vanilla sauce. Once the apples are tender, serve them warm, drizzled with the prepared sauce. Guten appetit!
To make the Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Bratapfeln – German Baked Apples
1 | Heat oven | 5 |
Preheat the oven to 450 °F and butter a small baking dish. | ||
2 | Prepare apples | 2 |
Core the apples, leaving the bottom of the apples intact. | ||
3 | Make filling | 2 |
In a bowl, stir together ¼ cup unsalted butter, ¼ cup confectioners' sugar, ¼ cup raisins, ¼ cup walnuts, and ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon. | ||
4 | Stuff apples | 2 |
Divide the prepared filling evenly between the apples. | ||
5 | Bake | 45 |
Place the apples in the prepared baking dish and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil. Bake the apples for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until you can pierce the apples easily with the tip of a thin knife. | ||
6 | Beat together egg yolks and sugar | 4 |
In the meantime, make the vanilla sauce. In a medium heatproof bowl, beat together 4 large egg yolks and ½ cup sugar until the yolks are pale yellow and thick and the sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. | ||
7 | Boil milk | 2 |
Bring 2 cups milk to a boil in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan. | ||
8 | Combine egg yolk mixture and milk | 2 |
Slowly pour the hot milk in a thin stream over the egg yolk mixture, whisking continuously with an electric mixer or by hand. | ||
9 | Make vanilla sauce | 2 |
Pour the tempered egg yolks into the saucepan and gently heat without boiling, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Serve the apples, drizzled with the warm vanilla sauce, and enjoy. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Yummy! I love baked apples. So delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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