Name: Cranberry & marzipan baked apples
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100g marzipan; 100g fresh or frozen cranberries; 2 tbsp flaked almonds; 2 tbsp clear honey; 4 cooking apples (Bramley's are best); 6 tbsp water; custard or clotted cream to serve

Ingredients

100g marzipan

100g fresh or frozen cranberries

2 tbsp flaked almonds

2 tbsp clear honey

4 cooking apples (Bramley's are best)

6 tbsp water

custard or clotted cream to serve

Instructions

1 Chop marzipan into small chunks and mix with the cranberries, flaked almonds and honey.

2 Core apples and mark a line around the circumference of each using a sharp knife. Set the apples in a shallow ovenproof dish that fits them snugly and stuff the cavities with the cranberry mix.

3 Pour the water into the dish. Bake at fan 170C/conventional 190C/gas 5 for 30-40 minutes until the apples are tender. Cool for 10 minutes before serving with custard or clotted cream.