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Shrunken Apple Heads in Citrus Cider Recipe

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Granny Smith apples shaped like shrunken heads will surprise even the scariest goblins at your Halloween bash. And the cool cider is so refreshing.--Annette Engelbert, Bruce Crossing, Michigan

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Shrunken Apple Heads in Citrus Cider Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 2 hours + cooling

Yield: 17 Servings

35 120 155

Ingredients

1 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon salt
4 large Granny Smith apples
16 whole cloves
1 gallon apple cider
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

Directions

In a small bowl, combine lemon juice and salt; set aside. Peel apples. Cut each apple from the stem to the blossom end; discard seeds and core. Using a sharp knife, carefully carve a face on the rounded side of each apple half. After carving, dip each apple in lemon juice mixture for 1 minute. Drain on paper towels.
Arrange apple heads on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 250° for 2 hours or until apples begin to dry and shrink and are lightly browned on the edges. Cool on a wire rack. Insert cloves for eyes. Store in the refrigerator.
Just before serving, combine cider and lemonade in a punch bowl. Float shrunken apple heads in cider. Yield: about 1 gallon.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 174 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 441 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Shrunken Apple Heads in Citrus Cider in Taste of Home Halloween Food & Fun Annual 2006, p8

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