Apricot- Pecan Baked Apples

Categories: Fruit Desserts

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples or other baking apples)
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 cup dried apricots (sliced)
• 3/4 cup toasted pecan pieces
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp. butter (cut into small cubes)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree.

2. In a small bowl, combine the nutmeg, allspice, cloves, ginger, apricots, toasted pecans, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.

3. Stir this mixture together until ingredients are evenly combined. (This will be your stuffing).

4. Peel the apples, but leave on substantial stripes of skin for color.

5. With a melon baller, make a well in the apple far enough down to remove the seeds. Leave the bottom of the apple intact so the stuffing does not leak out.

6. Spray a 10 × 13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Add the apples upright and fill with stuffing.

7. Bake the apples at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until tender.

8. Let cool, then refrigerate in a resealable plastic container.

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