Baked Apples Stuffed With Honey, Almonds & Ginger

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup almonds, toasted, chopped
• 1/4 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/3 cup golden sultana raisins
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 4 fuji apples (8- to 9-ounces)
• 1/4 cup apple juice (preferably unfiltered fresh)
• whipped cream or greek yogurt

Recipe

• 1 combine first 5 ingredients in small bowl.
• 2 mix in cream.
• 3 let stand until sugar dissolves and filling thickens, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f
• 5 using small sharp knife and starting at side of apple at center point, cut around each apple to make slit in skin to prevent bursting.
• 6 using small end of melon baller, scoop out core and all seeds to within 1/2 inch of bottom.
• 7 place apples upright in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 8 spoon filling into hollow of each apple.
• 9 mound remaining filling on top of each apple (some may slide down sides).
• 10 pour juice around apples.
• 11 butter large sheet of foil.
• 12 loosely tent dish with foil, buttered side down.
• 13 bake apples until barely tender, about 1 hour.
• 14 uncover and bake until apples are very tender and sauce is bubbling thickly, about 20 minutes longer.
• 15 transfer apples and sauce to bowls.
• 16 serve with a dollop of whipped cream or yogurt.
• 17 enjoy!