Baked Apples with Marzipan

Had these baked apples, or bratäpfeln, while in Germany. My aunt taught me how to make them, but her instructions were: 'A little bit of this and a little bit of that.' Serve with a cold vanilla sauce or soft pudding.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 175 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons butter
• 2 tablespoons raisins, or to taste
• 4 apples, cored
• 4 2-inch by 1/2-inch pieces marzipan
• 4 teaspoons ground hazelnuts, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a shallow casserole dish.

Step 2

Arrange cored apples in the casserole dish. Fill cores with marzipan, raisins, and hazelnuts; apples should be overflowing. Place 1 teaspoon butter over each apple.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.