A step-by-step recipe for apples in the oven with lemon zest: a list of products and a technology for preparing a healthy baked dessert. Video recipes.
Oven baked apples with lemon zest are an incredibly tasty and aromatic delicacy that has a high nutritional value. contains a lot of vitamins. At the same time, its calorie content is quite low, so this dessert will appeal to people who follow the figure.
For this recipe for apples in the oven with lemon zest, large fruits are needed. You can take any variety - sweet, sour or sweet and sour. But at the same time, they must be dense so that they easily retain their beautiful shape during baking.
To improve the taste and aroma, we will add lemon juice and citrus zest. For sweetness, we take sugar or honey. Also, if desired, you can add oatmeal, nuts, dried fruits to the core. So you can prepare a full vitamin breakfast.
It is also important to set off the apple flavor with the help of cinnamon and anise.
The following is a recipe for apples in the oven with lemon zest with a photo of each stage of preparation.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 40 kcal.
- Servings - 1 pc.
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Apples - 2-3 pcs.
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Anise - 1 stars
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Lemon zest - 3 tsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Cooking apples in the oven with lemon zest step by step
1. Before you cook apples in the oven with lemon zest, you need to properly peel the core out of them. First, we wash the fruits, cut off the top with a sharp knife, and then cut out the core with seeds. It is convenient to do this with a thin long knife or a rounded peeler. It is advisable not to cut through to the end so that the filling does not flow out onto the baking sheet. Then pour sugar or honey inside. Spray the surface with lemon juice.
2. Remove the zest from the lemon and put it inside the apples by 1 teaspoon.
3. Rub the cinnamon on a fine grater and put inside the apples together with the anise stars.
4. Before making apples in the oven with lemon zest, prepare a heat-resistant form. We spread the apple blanks into it and pour a little water into the bottom of the container.
5. We put in an oven at a temperature of 160 degrees. You need to bake for about half an hour.
6. Delicious and healthy apples in the oven with lemon zest are ready! We serve them warm, garnished with a sprig of mint or anise stars.
See also video recipes:
1. Baked apples with honey
2. How easy it is to bake apples in the oven
