Baked Apples
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Sometimes, the simpler the better! These baked apples are so easy to put together with just a few ingredients. They're stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, walnuts and dried cranberries, baked and basted with their luscious juices. Delish alongside pork, but amazing as a dessert with a scoop of ice cream on top! See my notes for the best apples to use, not all apples will hold up during the long baking time.
Author: Ruth Guerri
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 baking apples (see note at bottom)
- ¼ cup of dark bown sugar
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- ¼ cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
- ¼ cup of dried cranberries or currants
- 1 Tbs of butter, cut into 4 even pieces
- ¾ cup of boiling water for the baking dish
Instructions
- Start by stirring together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts and cranberries in a small bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Core the apples and peel a strip around the top. If the apples don't sit straight, cut a sliver from the bottom to even them out. Place the apples in a baking dish.
- Stuff the apples with the brown sugar mixture, pushing down with your finger to pack it and place one piece of butter on top of each apple.
- Pour the boiling water in the baking dish and bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until the apples are tender but not mushy, baste with the cooking liquid 2 or 3 times while baking.
And that's all folks! Easy and scruptious, spoon that luscious juice over the apples and serve, needless to say they're delish with vanilla ice cream!
Notes
Some apples completely fall apart when baked whole, Granny Smith's included. I used Koru New Zealand apples in this recipe, other varieties that work well are: Empire, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Rome and Braeburn.
