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Baked Apples
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deSSertS
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ cup dried cherries or cranberries
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup slivered almonds,
lightly toasted
4 medium-large baking apples
(Rome, Granny Smith, Braeburn,
or Gala)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter,
cut into ¼-inch pieces
¹∕
³
cup apple juice or cider
Makes 4 servings
Mix brown sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Set aside ¼ cup
sugar mix for topping. Add cherries, raisins and almonds and combine to make
filling.
Core apples ¾ of the way down. With a melon baller, scrape out a small cavity
(about ¼ cup). Peel top ¹∕
³
of the apples. Stuff some filling in each cavity. Reserve
any excess filling.
Place prepared apples in ceramic pot of a Cuisinart
®
Slow Cooker. Sprinkle
remaining sugar and spice mix over tops. Dot each with ½ teaspoon butter. Pour
apple juice around edges. Cover and cook on Low, using Timer function, for 4
hours. Slow Cooker will automatically switch to Warm until ready to serve.
To serve, place apples on dessert plates. Top with any loose nuts and fruit. Drizzle
with pan juices.*
*Note: You can thicken the cooking juices to make a sauce. Carefully strain liquid
into a Cuisinart
®
1¾-quart saucepan; set over medium high heat and boil until
reduced and thickened. Pour over apples or serve on the side.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 351 (17% from fat) • carb. 75g • pro. 2g • fat 7g • sat. fat 2g
• chol. 7mg • sod. 16mg • calc. 71mg • fiber 6g
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