Tufahije — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Whole apples poached in sugar syrup until tender, stuffed with walnut cream, and drizzled with the syrup — an elegant Ottoman-inspired Serbian dessert.

Ingredients

6 large firm apples (Golden Delicious)
400g sugar
1L water
1 lemon, juiced
1 cinnamon stick
150g walnuts, finely ground
2 tbsp sugar for filling
Whipped cream for serving

Instructions

1 Peel apples, leaving them whole. Core from the bottom, leaving the top intact.
2 Dissolve sugar in water, add lemon juice and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil.
3 Add apples to the syrup, reduce heat, and poach gently for 20-25 minutes until tender but not falling apart.
4 Remove apples and cool. Continue reducing syrup until slightly thickened.
5 Mix ground walnuts with sugar. Stuff each apple cavity with the walnut mixture.
6 Place apples in serving glasses, pour syrup over, and top with whipped cream.

Did You Know?

Tufahije are traditionally served in tall glasses so diners can admire the golden syrup pooling around the stuffed apple.