Rosy Red Christmas Apples Recipe

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Pretty enough to pass as dessert, these sweet festive apples make a nice alternative to salad. The creamy nut-filled mixture stuffed inside is delightful.

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Rosy Red Christmas Apples Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon red liquid food coloring
16 medium apples, peeled and cored
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring sugar, water and food coloring to a boil. Place four apples in pan; boil for 3 minutes. Turn apples over; boil 2-5 minutes longer or until apples are crisp-tender. Place in a large dish to cool. Repeat with remaining apples.
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, pecans and mayonnaise. Stuff into center of apples. Serve or refrigerate. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 247 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 52 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Rosy Red Christmas Apples in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2004, p38