Boozy Baked Apples and Flambé Bananas

Ingredients

For the fruit

• 4 large cooking apples
• 4 large bananas

For the apple filling

• 100g dried mixed fruit chopped
• 50g walnuts chopped
• 1 tsp cinammon
• 2 tbsp brandy
• 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar

For the banana topping

• 40g butter
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinammon
• 3 tbsp rum
• Whipped cream to serve

Method

1. Wash and core the apples. Score around the middle with a sharp knife to prevent bursting during cooking.
2. Mix together or blend in a food processor the dried fruit, nuts, cinammon and brandy.
3. Stuff the mixture into the apples. Place the apples in an ovenproof dish, add ¼in of water and bake at 180ºC/gas mark 4 for 40 minutes or until golden, soft and fluffy.
4. Slice the bananas in half lengthwise.
5. Melt the butter in a skillet or frying pan over a gentle heat. Add the sugar and cinammon, stir well and add the bananas. Cook gently on either side for 3-5 minutes.
6. Add the rum to the pan, allow to heat up for a few minutes then flambe briefly by lighting the rum with a match. Serve immediately with the baked apples and whipped cream.