Best Sweet Ricotta Baked Apples Recipes

STUFFED APPLES BAKED IN BRANDY, TOPPED WITH SWEET RICOTTA CREAM

Steps:

• Ricotta Cream:.
• In a small bowl add the ricotta cheese, cinnamon, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and liqueur; mix well until well blended and smooth. Refrigerate.
• Baked Apples:.
• Place rack in the center position of oven.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash apples well; core. Peel off the skin around the top, leaving two-thirds of the apple unpeeled.
• Hollow out about a 1 1/2-inch wide by 2 1/2-inch deep cavity in the center of each apple (a grapefruit spoon works well for this). Score the apples with the tip of a knife to prevent them from bursting while baking.
• Place the apples in a 9-inch oven-proof glass pie dish.
• Mix together the dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and butter in a small bowl. Blend well.
• Evenly fill the apples with the cranberry/walnut filling.
• Pour the 3/4 cup of apple brandy around the apples. If necessary, add water so that the liquid comes about 1-inch up the sides of the apples.
• Drizzle the remaining tablespoon of apple brandy evenly over the filling in the apples.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the apples are tender.
• Serve warm, topped with a generous dollop of the sweet ricotta cream and a sprinkling of lemon zest.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well. Do not cut all the way through. Stuff each apple with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Place in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until sugar begins to caramelize and apples are tender.