Baked Apples, plus Figs

Easy Baked Apple with Figs Recipe – good baked apple with butter, cinnamon, sugar, walnuts, and figs.

We used figs as a swap when we ran out of raisins once when making baked apples and loved how it turned out so much, we had to share the recipe with you!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

German Baked Apples

This recipe is a spin off classic German baked apples – except we're baking them with figs, instead of raisins.

We were once making German baked apples for our daughter but we didn't have any raisins on hand – German apples are traditionally baked with golden raisins on top. We did have some dried figs, and decided to give them a shot – and we loved how it turned out so much, we wanted to share the recipe with all of you!

We're otherwise sticking to the classic German recipe of baking apples, butter, confectioner's sugar, whopped walnuts and a bit of cinnamon for a stuffed apple that is melt in your mouth good.

This recipe is simple – you'll need an apple corer, or use a butter knife – you can also cut the apple apart and put it back together using a toothpick if you'd like, or bake it in a ramekin to hold it together.

These baked apples are hearty and tasty – you can pour a little whiskey, brandy, or rum over the top for a boozy dessert, too!

We like to serve these with a little whipped cream, but vanilla ice cream is great with it too. It's also good with a cup of Israeli Cardamom Coffeea Scotch and Soda Recipea Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa Bombor a glass of Traditional French Vin Chaud (Mulled Wine)!

How To Bake Apples

Baking apples is simple – we're first scrubbing them, then cutting out the core, then stuffing with butter, sugar, and walnuts and baking until soft and golden brown.

Add figs at the end of baking, to warm for last five minutes or so of baketime.

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Grease a glass baking dish.
• Using an apple corer or butter knife, cut core of apple out of each apple, leaving 1/4″ base at bottom of apple in tact.
• In a bowl, mix butter, walnuts, cinnamon.
• Spoon walnut mixture into apples.
• Arrange in baking dish and bake until softened, about 40 minutes.
• Top with diced figs.
• Bake additional 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and carefully plate – caution – apples will be extremely hot.
• Top with whipped cream or ice cream.
• Serve and enjoy!

Kitchen notes

Don't add figs to top of apples as they go in oven – they will dry out. Add at end of cook time to soften and warm.

Some people like soft baked apples, and some people like them a bit firmer – you can cook your apples to your preference.

Make your apples a bit boozy by pouring an ounce of rum, vodka, whiskey, or brandy into each apple.

A few answers

When are baked apples done?

Baked apples take about 45 minutes to an hour, until a fork or knife can easily pierce fruit when pressed.

What temperature to bake apples at?

Bake apples at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Other Fruit Recipes You'll Love

If you love these easy baked apples, check out our Easy Apple Sopapilla Cheesecake RecipeEasy Caramel Apple Spice Cake RecipeApple Brie Onion and Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich, and more of our favorite fruit packed recipes

You can find some of the inspiration for this recipe from our travels in Germany here:

Baked Apples With Figs Recipe

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Ingredients

• 4 baking apples
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup dried figs, diced

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Grease a glass baking dish.
3. Using an apple corer or butter knife, cut core of apple out of each apple, leaving 1/4" base at bottom of apple in tact.
4. In a bowl, mix butter, walnuts, cinnamon.
5. Spoon walnut mixture into apples.
6. Arrange in baking dish and bake until softened, about 40 minutes.
7. Top with diced figs.
8. Bake additional 5 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and carefully plate – caution – apples will be extremely hot.
10. Top with whipped cream or ice cream.
11. Serve and enjoy!