Stuffed Apples With Maple Sauce

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup dried sweet cherries
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 8 granny smith apples (about 3 pounds)
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl.
• 3 core apples three-fourths of the way through. (do not cut through bottom.)
• 4 peel top half of each apple. fill apples with cherry mixture.
• 5 place apples in a 12-inch cast-iron or heavy ovenproof skillet. add the juice to skillet.
• 6 combine maple syrup and butter; pour over apples. cover; bake at 350° for 40 minutes.
• 7 uncover; baste apples with juices from pan. bake, uncovered, an additional 25 minutes or until tender. serve with sauce.
• 8 note: apples can also be baked in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.