Amanda Laird: Baked apples with mascarpone

Photo / Babiche Martens

Serves 4

Matched with Aberlour A'bundagh

4 cooking apples
8 tsp raisins
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup mascarpone
2 tsp whisky
2-3 tsp icing sugar

1 Preheat oven to 170C. Core the apples then score with the point of a sharp knife to prevent them bursting during cooking. Place in individual ramekins or tightly pack into a baking dish.

2 Fill the cavity of each by alternating the raisins, butter and brown sugar. Pour the water into the bottom of the baking dish or just add two teaspoons into each ramekin. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until golden.

3 Stir together the mascarpone, whisky and icing sugar and serve with the apples.