Baked Apples with Cherry De-Lite Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

Feb 9th 2023

Baked apples filled with dried cherries and walnuts, and topped with maple syrup and crushed gingersnaps, are a rich and warming dessert on a cool fall night.

Ingredients

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4 Gala or Rome Beauty apples
1/3 cup Cherry De-Lite, dried cherries
1/3 cup walnut pieces
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons crushed gingersnaps

Directions

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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core apples with a melon baller, making a 3/4-inch-wide cavity, stopping 1/2 inch from the bottom. Peel top inch of apples; fill with cherries and walnuts. Arrange in an 8-inch square baking dish.
Step 2
Drizzle maple syrup over apples; top each with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Bake, brushing occasionally with accumulated juices, until apples are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
Step 3
Transfer apples to a plate. Pour liquid from dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples; sprinkle with gingersnaps.

Cook's Notes

Rome Beauties are bright red and medium-large, with a tender, slightly sweet flesh. They are a good choice for baking because they hold their shape well. Sweet and crisp Galas have a yellow-orange skin with distinctive red striping and are also good cooked.

*Photo and Recipe Reshared from MarthaStewart.com