Home-for-Christmas Fruit Bake

Name: Home-for-Christmas Fruit Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 1 medium apple, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks; 1 can (29 ounces) peach halves, drained; 1 can (29 ounces) pear halves, drained; 1 jar (6 to 8 ounces) maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup pecan halves; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1 tablespoon butter, melted; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pop this special dish in the oven and mouths will water in anticipation— the cinnamony aroma is tantalizing! The fruit comes out tender and slightly tart while the pecan halves add a delightful crunch. —Bonnie Baumgardner, Sylva, North Carolina

Ingredients

1 medium apple, peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
1 can (29 ounces) peach halves, drained
1 can (29 ounces) pear halves, drained
1 jar (6 to 8 ounces) maraschino cherries
1/2 cup pecan halves
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Toss apple slices with lemon juice. Arrange in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Combine pineapple, peaches and pears; spoon over apples. Top with cherries and pecans; set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and reserved pineapple juice. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. Bake, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 220 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 21mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (44g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Home-For-Christmas Fruit Bake in Country Woman Christmas 1999

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rena 55

Jan 13, 2018

What a wonderful comfort food! Warm and sweet and oh, so good! This is wonderful for the cold winter mornings or nights!
krindfleisch

Dec 12, 2017

This is definitely a keeper!
newcountrywife

Jan 3, 2012

This was wonderful! It is one of those dishes that absolutely warms your soul. This was the perfect addition to our dinner on this cold, snowy night! Yummy!
CathieCC

Oct 13, 2011

Took this to a potluck and received rave reviews. Only change I would make would be to add a little corn starch to the syrup to make it a little thicker.
marysenn

Dec 19, 2010

I make this every year for Christmas. My family loves it!
slbrink

Dec 23, 2009

Excellent, only next time I'm using pineapple tidbits and cutting up the fruit to make it easily to eat.