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Baked Apple and Pear Charlotte TRADITIONAL British dessert
Enjoy a classic British delight with our Baked Apple and Pear Charlotte, crafted in the HYSapientia Air Fryer Oven. This simple recipe combines the sweetness of apples and pears with a buttery bread crust, creating a budget-friendly, luxurious treat. Infused with a homemade mixed spice, it's a perfect, warming dessert that's sure to become a family favorite.
40 MinsTime
MediumSkill
2 PEOPLEServes
Operating Steps
  • STEP 1
    Mix 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon each of nutmeg, allspice, and ginger, adding ½ teaspoon each of cloves and coriander to create a richly aromatic mixed spice blend.
  • STEP 2
    Cook sliced Bramley apples and pears with lemon juice, adjusting sugar to taste, and the mixed spice blend in a saucepan. Dot with butter, add water, and simmer until tender. Thicken with a cornstarch slurry and cool.
  • STEP 3
    Butter slices of white bread, lining the bottom and sides of a springform tin, ensuring an overlap. Fill with the cooled spiced fruit mixture, then cover with more buttered bread slices.
  • STEP 4
    Bake in a preheated air fryer oven at 360°F (180°C) for 15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly before serving warm, ideally with a dollop of custard or cream.
Required materials
Current step details
  • 1 tbspcinnamon
  • 1 tspNutmeg
  • 1 tspallspice
  • 1 tspginger
  • 1/2 tspcloves
  • 1/2 tspcoriander
  • 5 largeBramley apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 3ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 1Juice of lemon
  • 1/2 cup (100g)granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoonmixed spice
  • 1 tablespoonbutter
  • 1/2 cup(120ml) water or more
  • 1 tablespooncornstarch/flour water mixed - slurry
  • 12-16slices of white bread, crusts removed amount depends on the tin used
  • 3/4 cup (170g)unsalted butter, melted
  • appropriate amountadditional granulated sugar for sprinkling
  • appropriate amountpowdered sugar for dusting (optional)
  • appropriate amountcustard, cream, or whipped cream for serving
Cooking utensils used
HYSapientia 24L 10-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven
$199
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Baked Apple and Pear Charlotte TRADITIONAL British dessert
Enjoy a classic British delight with our Baked Apple and Pear Charlotte, crafted in the HYSapientia Air Fryer Oven. This simple recipe combines the sweetness of apples and pears with a buttery bread crust, creating a budget-friendly, luxurious treat. Infused with a homemade mixed spice, it's a perfect, warming dessert that's sure to become a family favorite.
40 MinsTime
MediumSkill
2 PEOPLEServes
Operating Steps
01. Mix 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon each of nutmeg, allspice, and ginger, adding ½ teaspoon each of cloves and coriander to create a richly aromatic mixed spice blend.
02. Cook sliced Bramley apples and pears with lemon juice, adjusting sugar to taste, and the mixed spice blend in a saucepan. Dot with butter, add water, and simmer until tender. Thicken with a cornstarch slurry and cool.
03. Butter slices of white bread, lining the bottom and sides of a springform tin, ensuring an overlap. Fill with the cooled spiced fruit mixture, then cover with more buttered bread slices.
04. Bake in a preheated air fryer oven at 360°F (180°C) for 15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly before serving warm, ideally with a dollop of custard or cream.
Required materials
1 tbsp  cinnamon
1 tsp  Nutmeg
1 tsp  allspice
1 tsp  ginger
1/2 tsp  cloves
1/2 tsp  coriander
5 large  Bramley apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
3  ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
1  Juice of lemon
1/2 cup (100g)  granulated sugar
1 teaspoon  mixed spice
1 tablespoon  butter
1/2 cup  (120ml) water or more
1 tablespoon  cornstarch/flour water mixed - slurry
12-16  slices of white bread, crusts removed amount depends on the tin used
3/4 cup (170g)  unsalted butter, melted
appropriate amount  additional granulated sugar for sprinkling
appropriate amount  powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
appropriate amount  custard, cream, or whipped cream for serving