Delicious Stuffed Baked Apples

Name: Delicious Stuffed Baked Apples
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots; 2-1/4 cups cranberry-apple juice; 1/3 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate; 4 large Golden Delicious apples; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice, divided; 1/4 cup butter, melted

Baked apples are always a welcome sight at the dinner table on frigid fall evenings. This dressed-up version also features raisins, cranberries and apricots. —Glenda Ardoin, Hessmer, Louisiana

Ingredients

1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
2-1/4 cups cranberry-apple juice
1/3 cup thawed cranberry juice concentrate
4 large Golden Delicious apples
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice, divided
1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the raisins, cranberries and apricots. In a small saucepan, bring juice and concentrate to a boil. Pour over dried fruit; let stand for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. Peel the top third of each apple; place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish.
Drain fruit mixture, reserving juice. Stir brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon allspice into fruit; spoon into apples. Drizzle with butter. Pour 3/4 cup reserved juice around apples.
Cover and bake for 50 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until tender. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring remaining reserved juice and allspice to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup. Serve with baked apples.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 533 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 112g carbohydrate (94g sugars, 8g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Delicious Stuffed Baked Apples in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2007

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RedheadBuckeye

Nov 6, 2013

This was awesome - I didn't have any apricots (and I usually do) so I used dried cherries with the cranberries and raisins. Didn't have any cranberry concentrate so I used some of my frozen blackberries in the cranberry/apple juice. This recipe is sooooo good:-) Will try it next time with apricots.