Cranberry & marzipan baked apples

Ingredients:-

• 100g marzipan
• 100g fresh or frozen cranberries
• 2 tbsp flaked almonds
• 2tbsp clear honey
• 4 cooking apples (Bramley's are best)
• 6 tbsp water
• custard or clotted cream to serve

 Method

1. Chop marzipan into small chunks and mix with the cranberries, flaked almonds and honey.

2. Core apples and mark a line around the circumference of each using a sharp knife. Set the apples in a shallow ovenproof dish that fits them snugly and stuff the cavities with the cranberry mix.

3. Pour the water into the dish. Bake at fan 170C/conventional 190C/gas 5 for 30-40 minutes until the apples are tender. Cool for 10 minutes before serving with custard or clotted cream...