Best Baked Apples

Ingredients

• 4 medium apples, washed and cored (Gala, Fuji, Rome, or Braeburn apples work the best in this recipe!)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup currants or raisins
• 1 cup apple juice or cider
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cinnamon stick or 1 tablespoon mulling spice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Coarsely chop walnuts with cinnamon in a food processor.
2. Combine nut mixture with dried fruit in a small bowl. Fill each apple with the fruit and nut mixture until overflowing. Place apples in a baking dish just big enough to hold the fruit and juice.
3. Mix the apple juice, maple syrup, and cinnamon stick or mulling spices in a small bowl. Pour over fruit, thoroughly covering each apple. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil.
4. Bake 45-50 minutes in the oven or until apples are tender. Continue to baste the apples with the juice mixture during the baking time.

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