Apricot- Pecan Baked Apples
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living magazine
Serves 6 peopleCategories: 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
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Preheat oven to 350 degree.
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In a small bowl, combine the nutmeg, allspice, cloves, ginger, apricots, toasted pecans, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon.
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Stir this mixture together until ingredients are evenly combined. (This will be your stuffing).
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Peel the apples, but leave on substantial stripes of skin for color.
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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.
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Spray a 10 × 13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Add the apples upright and fill with stuffing.
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Bake the apples at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until tender.
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Let cool, then refrigerate in a resealable plastic container.