Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what these Baked Apples are made of. Juicy, crisp apples are stuffed with fruit, nuts and a cinnamon spiced butter before being baked to a tender, heavenly dessert. So easy to make.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple recipe, Baked Apples
Servings: 4
Calories: 299kcal
Author: Kellie
Cost: $5
Equipment
1 baking dish
Ingredients
4Honeycrisp Applesor other firm apples like Pink Lady, Jonagold, Melrose, Winesap or Granny Smith
1/4cupbrown sugarlightly packed
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
1/4cupchopped nutsI used a mix of walnuts, pecans and cashews
1/4cupchopped raisins
3tablespoonsbuttersoftened
1/2cupboiling water
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375˚F.
Core the apples by using an apple corer or paring knife to remove the core leaving about 1/2 inch to an inch of the bottom intact.
In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, nuts, raising and butter.
Arrange the apples in a baking dish and stuff each apple with the butter mixture.
Pour the water into the bottom of the baking dish and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until a paring knife can be easily inserted into the apple with no resistance.
Remove the apples from the baking dish and spoon some of the pan juices over the apple.
Serve with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or just by themselves.
Notes
Baked Apples are best served warm out of the oven. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator sealed in an airtight container for up to two days.