Stuffed Apples
Posted by Krista | Under Recipes Thursday Aug 17, 2006- 7 crisp apples
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup dried cranberries or raisins
- ½ cup walnut pieces
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp orange zest, or 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350. Core and slice apples using a peeler/corer/slicer tool, while leaving peel on. Or, core and peel 1″ of skin off around the top using an everyday corer/peeler tool. Place whole apples into pie dish. Stuff centers of apples with cranberries and walnuts.
In small saucepan, melt butter. Add orange juice, water, butter, brown sugar, orange zest, cornstarch, and cinnamon; whisk until smooth. Pour over apples. Bake 1 hour until apples are tender. Sprinkle cinnamon over top.
To serve, place apples in small bowls and spoon sauce over top. Top with ice cream if desired.
Serves 7.