Easy Baked Apples With Figs Recipe

Name: Easy Baked Apples With Figs Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 4 baking apples; ¼ cup powdered sugar; ¼ cup butter (softened); 2 teaspoon cinnamon; ½ cup chopped walnuts; ¼ cup dried figs (diced)

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!

picture of baked apple on a plate topped with figs and whipped cream

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My 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.

I was once making German baked apples for my daughter but I didn’t have any raisins on hand – German apples are traditionally baked with golden raisins on top. I did have some dried figs, and decided to give them a shot – and I loved how it turned out so much, I 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 delicious.

This recipe is simple – you’ll need an apple corer, or simply 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 delicious with a cup of Israeli Cardamom Coffee, a Scotch and Soda Recipe, a Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa Bomb, or a glass of Traditional French Vin Chaud (Mulled Wine)!

How To Bake Apples

Baking apples is super 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 very end of baking, just to warm for last five minutes or so of baketime.

picture of confectioners sugar, apples, butter, cinnamon, walnuts, and figs on a table

picture of cored apples with confectioners sugar, butter, cinnamon, walnuts, and figs on a table

picture of confectioners sugar, butter, cinnamon, and walnuts in a bowl

picture of spoon filling apple with stuffing mixture

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!