Cinnamon-Baked Apples with Yogurt and Walnuts

Apple halves baked spoon-soft in maple and cinnamon, served warm over cold yogurt with toasted walnuts. Dessert manners, breakfast paperwork.

Serves 440 minutes veggiegentlelightgluten-free

• ✓Apples are a source of fiber; baking makes them spoon-soft.
• ✓Walnuts are among the richest nuts in omega-3 fats.
• ✓Plain yogurt brings protein and live cultures.
• ✓Sweetened with maple syrup and nothing else.

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Ingredients

• •4 apples, halved and cored
• •1 tbsp butter, melted (or coconut oil)
• •2 tbsp maple syrup
• •1 tsp cinnamon
• •pinch of salt
• •1½ cups / 375 g plain yogurt
• •⅓ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Method

1. Heat the oven to 375°F / 190°C.
2. Set the apple halves cut-side up in a baking dish. Brush with the butter, drizzle with the maple, dust with cinnamon and salt.
3. Pour a small splash of water into the dish. Bake 25–30 minutes, until a knife slides in with no argument.
4. Serve warm over the yogurt, walnuts on top, the syrupy pan juices spooned over everything.

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