Apples with Rooibos, Dates & Nuts
Ingredients
2 tbsp (30 ml) desiccated coconut
2 tbsp (30 ml) oats
1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped raw almonds
2 tbsp (30 ml) chopped dates
1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
4-6 (400-600 g) small apples with the skin, cored
3/4 cup (180 ml) Rooibos
175 ml plain low-fat yoghurt
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180 ˚C. Mix all the ingredients, except the apples, Rooibos and yoghurt, until well combined.
2. Place apples in an oven dish and fill with the coconut mixture and pour Rooibos over. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and spoon over liquid.
3. Bake for another 10-20 minutes, uncovered, until just soft, but not burst open. The apples shouldn’t fall apart.
Serve with 2 tbsp (30 ml) plain low-fat yoghurt per person.
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