Baked Apples With Apricots And Cashews

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 9 granny smith apples
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup dark raisin
• 1/4 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/3 cup chopped cashews
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup wine (approximately)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f
• 2 partially peel 8 apples, leaving the bottom half intact
• 3 remove the core (i use a melon baller)
• 4 cut a thin slice off the bottom of the apple if necessary to make it stand upright
• 5 place the apples in a baking dish
• 6 peel the 9th apple, cut it into 1/2 inch dice
• 7 combine the apple dice with the applesauce, raisins, apricots, cashews, 1/3 cup sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 8 toss to combine
• 9 combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl
• 10 fill the apples with the stuffing
• 11 place 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of each apple
• 12 sprinkle each apple with some of the cinnamon/sugar mixture
• 13 add wine to the baking dish to the depth of 1/2 inch
• 14 bake for 1 hour or until tender, basting the apples occasionally with the pan juices
• 15 add water (or more wine) if neccesary
• 16 serve warm or at room temperature