Forget The Oven: Baked Apples Are Even Better When Prepared On Your Grill - Tasting Table

"Cooking the fruit with sugar, warming spices, and butter transforms them into a decadent dessert that can be spooned on top of ice cream, eaten with a biscuit, or just spooned into a bowl and enjoyed straight. Although the name "baked apples" implies that you have to cook them in an oven, you can also make them when you don't have access to one by employing other cooking methods, including the stovetop."

"You don't want to char all the life out of your apples, so getting a hot, but not flaming, surface is important. You'll also want to select one of the absolute best apples for baking - these tend to hold their shape and not turn mushy. Honeycrisps or Jonagolds are a good place to start."

"When it comes to seasoning your grilled apples, cinnamon is a must-have - but you can also draw on any spices you'd normally add to apple pie, including those like allspice, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg, or more savory-sweet combos like lemon zest, sumac, or fenugreek."

Baked apples are an underrated dessert that transforms simple fruit into a decadent treat through cooking with sugar, warming spices, and butter. While traditionally oven-baked, they can be prepared using alternative methods including stovetop or grill cooking. For grilled baked apples, maintain a hot but not flaming grill surface and select apple varieties like Honeycrisps or Jonagolds that hold their shape. Core the apples carefully, fill with melted butter and spices like cinnamon, wrap in foil, and grill until tender. Seasoning options extend beyond cinnamon to include allspice, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, lemon zest, sumac, or fenugreek. Grilled apples can be served alone, with ice cream, biscuits, or incorporated into other desserts like apple crisps.

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