Rosemary-scented Apple & Almond Dessert

By Foodycat

It's not a cake, it's not a crumble, it's not a cobbler or a slump - but it is warm and comforting and just what you want from your apple desserts, and with the scent of rosemary it's something a bit different.

Ingredients

• 1 branch fresh rosemary
• 3 dessert apples (not too sweet, but will hold their shape)
• The zest of a lemon
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 3-4 tbs of maple syrup over
• 1 cup vanilla almond pancake mix
• 1/2 cup thick cream (the spooning sort, not the pouring sort)
• 1 egg
• Dash vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Place a branch of fresh rosemary in an oven-proof dish. Peel and core dessert apples, cut them into 8ths and fit them into the dish on top of the rosemary. My dish takes 3 apples cut this way. Sprinkle the zest of a lemon and the wine (I was drinking sparkling white Burgundy at the time) and drizzle the maple syrup over.

Make a batter from 1 cup of Instant Vanilla and Almond Pancake Mix letting it down with the cream egg and a dash more vanilla.

Dab spoonfuls of the batter on to the apples. Bake at 180C for about 40 minutes until the top is golden and crusty. Serve with cream.