Grandma’s Baked Apples

Serving  size  4

Prep   10  mins
Cook   35-45  mins

Total Time:   50 mins

 Gluten Free       Egg Free

 Vegetarian    

 

Cozy up with a baked apple on a fall afternoon.  Such an easy treat the kids will love and your house will smell amazing.  Add a scoop of organic vanilla ice cream with a few sprinkles of cinnamon for a classic, decadent dessert to share with company. ”   

 

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Wash apples thoroughly.
3. Carefully remove 3/4th of the apple core and all seeds, leaving the bottom 1/4 of the core to hold the cinnamon sugar mixture.
4. In a small bowl, mix chopped pecans, nutmeg, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
5. Scoop brown sugar mixture into each apple.
6. Put one teaspoon of butter on top of each apple.
7. Place in a baking dish.
8. Pour 1/2 cup of boiling water in bottom of baking dish.  (This will mix with the buttery, sugary, apple goodness that will seep from the apples making a wonderful sauce to pour over the apples before serving.)
9. Cook apples in oven for 35-45 minutes.  They should be very soft to the touch.
10. Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.  The juices will be very hot.

Chef Notes:

* An apple corer that is easy to control works great for this recipe.  However, do your best not to cut through the bottoms of the apples.   We use a small knife to start coring and a grapefruit spoon to finish.  Seems to work well.

Try different apples.  We love the sweet-tartness of the Granny Smith apples but love how the Red Delicious hold together better.  Simply pop it in the oven before you sit down to dinner.  Serve with a small scoop of organic premium vanilla bean ice cream with a spoonful of sauce and a light dusting of cinnamon for an easy, but sophisticated dessert.

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 Gluten Free       Egg Free      Lactose Free    Vegetarian          *Dairy Free