Old Fashioned Baked Apples |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is a truly old-fashioned dessert and truly delicious! Ingredients:
4 baking apples (like spy or golden delicious) |
1/4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup diced candied ginger or 1/4 cup diced dried apricot |
1/4 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup maple sugar |
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into 4 |
1/4 cup maple syrup or 1/4 cup honey |
1/4 cup apple juice or 1/4 cup water |
Directions:
1. Remove the core of the apples with an apple corer or small knife, leaving about 1/2 at the base.
2. Peel the top one third with a vegetable peeler or sharp knife.
3. Place apples in an 8 square baking dish or in another ovenproof pan that holds them snugly.
4. Place 1 tbsp.
5. raisins in each apple.
6. In a small bowl combine brown sugar with cinnamon and add 1 tbsp mixture to each apple.
7. Place 1 small piece of butter in each apple.
8. Combine syrup with apple juice in a small bowl and pour over and around apples.
9. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 45-55 minutes or until apples are very tender.
10. Baste a few times during baking.
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