Baked Apples

Recipe by Mary Morrissey

I love Mellon, my husband does not. I said, after he praised me for this  dessert  of which he ate every morsel, guess what this Apple is stuffed with? He did not know. He now sees Mellon in a different light! He like this recipe as it very healthy and minimal sugar and has option to be gluten free.
 

 

Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

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Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

Baked apples with melon, passion fruit and nuts

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Baked apples of melon, passion fruit and walnuts/pecans
 

Ingredients

3 cooking apples ( allow 1 apple per person increase for bigger number )
1/4 Melon ( yellow) chopped
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 passion fruit
9 pecan or walnuts
3 slices of bread ( optional ) can have gluten free  and have no bread
Butter to spread on both sides of bread


Instructions

1. Heat oven to 180 degrees C.
    
2. Butter slices of bread on both sides and place in flat pie dish.
    
3. Wash apples and core out the centres.
    
4. Stuff apples with chopped melon.
    
5. Scoop out passion fruit and put on top of each stuffed apple.
    
6. Put drizzle of golden syrup on top of the passion fruit.
    
7. Place 3 pecans or walnuts on top of each apple.
    
8. Score the skin of each apple with a knife.
    
9. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
    
10. Serve with ice cream or cream - delicious !