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Maple Baked Apples with Ricotta Cream

Maple Baked Apples with Ricotta Cream make a warm and cozy dessert to finish off any autumn meal. Simply bake cinnamon-spiced apple slices until soft, spoon into serving bowls and top with a dollop of ricotta cream sweetened with maple syrup for an easy yet elegant after-dinner treat.

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Rebecca Denton

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Makes: 6 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Recipe Created By: Michelle Dudash, RDN
Featured In: My Indiana Home

Ingredients

4 medium apples (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp), sliced ¼- to ⅓-inch thick
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon arrowroot powder (optional, for thickening juices)
½ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated (or ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger)
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons cold butter, thinly sliced

Ricotta Cream:

1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-by-9-inch glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the apple slices and lemon juice. Add the maple syrup, arrowroot powder (if using), ginger, cinnamon and salt. Toss to coat apples.
Arrange apple slices in a single layer in the baking dish, overlapping slightly and alternating the direction of the apples for each row.
Scatter the butter slices over the apples and bake until apples are fork-tender, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the ricotta and maple syrup.
Spoon baked apples into serving bowls and top each serving with a dollop of ricotta cream. Serve immediately.