DESSERTS: This is a delicious and wholesome dessert to follow a festive backyard BBQ. Enjoy!

STUFF APPLES WITH VANILLA RICOTTA:

 

 

 

4 Granny Smith apples                                               

2 tbsp. sultana raisins

2 tbsp. Amaretto liqueur                                             

10 amoretti biscuits, crushed

2 tbsp. toasted almond slivers                                     

1 tbsp. sugar

2-3 tbsp. butter, melted

vanilla ricotta:

    ½ -1 tsp. vanilla extract                               

    2 tbsp. icing sugar

    1 cup ricotta cheese

 

 

 

Soak sultanas in the amaretto liqueur for 15 minutes or until they are softened, then add to the crushed amoretti biscuits in a large bowl. Add in almonds, sugar and 2 tbsp. melted butter. Mix ingredients well together.

 

Add vanilla extract to the ricotta cheese together with the sugar. Use a hand-held electric mixer to beat the cheese until it is smooth and creamy. Refrigerate until needed. This is a delicious alternative to whipped cream to accompany dessert.

 

Remove core and enough fruit from around the core of each apple to make a hole about 1-inch across. Stuff the hole with the biscuit mixture. Brush apples with the remaining butter and wrap them in foil.

 

Preheat a covered barbeque to low-medium indirect heat, and put apples on the grill and cook them, covered, for 15-20 minutes, or until they are tender.  

 

Add a scoop of the vanilla ricotta mixture to each serving of apple to serve.