Baked Apples Stuffed With Cranberries And Almonds

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 granny smith apples
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen and thawed)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 6 dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 orange, juice and zest of
• 2 tablespoons roasted almonds, roughly chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 cut 1/2 inch off the top of the apples and reserve tops. use a paring knife or spoon to hollow out the apples, leaving about a 1/2-inch thick wall and base. set aside.
• 3 melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add cranberries, honey, cardamom, dates and orange juice and zest and cook until the cranberries begin to collapse and liquid thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. stir in almonds.
• 5 spoon cranberry mixture into apples then replace the apple tops. put into a small baking dish filled with 1/4 inch water, cover with foil and bake until tender, 15 to 30 minutes (depending on apples).
• 6 uncover, and carefully pour off the water and continue baking until very tender and golden, 10 to 15 minutes more.