Apples Stuffed With Autumn Couscous

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 medium cooking apples, halved and cored
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter (margarine is ok)
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking couscous
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon pecans, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 dash ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 hollow out apple halves leaving 1/2-inch shell and reserve ½ cup pulp.
• 3 arrange apple halves, cut side down, in 2-quart rectangular baking dish. bake covered for 10 minutes.
• 4 chop reserved pulp.
• 5 bring ¾ cup water and butter to boiling.
• 6 stir in couscous, raisins, pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped apple.
• 7 remove from heat, cover, let stand 5 minutes.
• 8 in small saucepan combine honey, 2 tbsp water, and cloves, boil gently for 1 minute, set aside.
• 9 fluff couscous mixture with fork.
• 10 fill apple halves with couscous mixture. drizzle with half of honey mixture.
• 11 cover loosely with foil, bake 15 minutes or until apples are tender.
• 12 uncover, drizzle with remaining honey mixture before serving.