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Old Fashioned Baked Apples

5 from 2 votes
Enjoy these Old-Fashioned Baked Apples, featuring warm spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg, providing an easier yet equally satisfying dessert or snack, perfect for chilly evenings
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Baking, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 242
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium Pink lady or Honeycrisp or Gala apples
  • 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
  • 2 tablespoons dried raisins
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ½ cup lightly packed coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • ¼ cup toasted pecans chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • warm water
Optional serving suggestions
  • scoop of vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
  2. In a bowl, combine nutmeg, cranberries, raisins, sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and salt with melted butter until it's well-mixed and moist. Set it aside.
  3. Slice off the tops of the apples just below the stem line, keeping the tops and stems. Gently scoop out the centers with a small spoon, leaving a ½-inch border to avoid going through the bottom.
  4. Place the apples upright in a baking dish, ensuring they don't touch each other or the sides. If they wobble, trim a bit from the base to stabilize them.
  5. Fill the apples with the mixture and put the tops back on.
  6. Add about ½ inch of water to the baking dish, then bake for 45-60 minutes until the apples become tender (baking time varies based on apple type and size).
  7. Let the apples cool slightly, then transfer each to its own plate. Serve with caramel sauce and ice cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1appleCalories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 151mgPotassium: 266mgFiber: 6gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.5mg

Notes

  • To Store. These apples taste at their best when freshly baked. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. They are likely to soften after refrigerating.
  • To Freeze. I Don't recommend freezing but it is possible. The texture will change after thawing.
  • To Reheat. Pop them in the air fryer for 3-4 minutes or reheat in the oven until warm. You can brush the apples with more egg/milk mixture or melted butter before reheating.
  • Best apples to use. Not all apples roast equally well. We love Pink Lady, Honey Crisp, Granny Smith (tart), Ambrosia, Braeburn (firm and spicy sweet), Gala (mellow and quite sweet), and Golden Delicious (yellow, sweet with thin skin). Fuji and Jonagold are also excellent choices.

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