Baked White Chocolate Apples

I'mPat's Note:

From Recipe+ and submitted by a reader names Kel.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2 apples (medium peeled and cored)
• 100 g white chocolate (melts finely chopped)
• 1/3 cup dried apricot (chopped)
• 1/2 cup cream
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream (to serve)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
2. Tear 2 x 20cm squares of foil.
3. Place foil on a large baking tray and place an apple upright at the centre of the foil and shape foil to make a basket around the apple and repeat with second apple.
4. Combine chocolate and apricot in a small bowl and then fill apple cores with chocolate mixture.
5. Combine cream, syrup and sugar in a small microwave safe jug and microwave on high (1005) in 30 second bursts until heated and combined.
6. Carefully pour cream over apples and pinch foil to enclose apples and form a parcel.
7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender.
8. Transfer apples to serving bowls and drizzle with cooking liquid and serve with a scoop of ice-cream each.