Sugar and spice mixture to send you to heaven
Again, only a few simple ingredients are required to transform your regular every day baking apples into a soft, sweetened fruit sensations. And, chances are, you don’t even need to make a trip to the store. I bet you have all of the ingredients in your pantry and fridge.
Naked, skinned apples ready for dress up
To prepare the for the slow cook, my kids enjoyed an afternoon full of: coring, peeling, and then packing the apples with brown sugar and dried fruits. It really did feel like a rainy day art project.
While the apples were slow cooking, we became intoxicated from the cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar smells wafting from the kitchen. Only four hours later and our once naked, skinned apples evolved into a beautiful sculptures of plump, juicy, bold fruits.
Taste that soft sweetness- The kids were totally amazed that their knives could simply slide right through the soft center of the apple as if they were cutting a piece of moist birthday cake. Each slice literally melted in their mouths. Very little chewing was required. You can just slurp the sticky sweetness.
- My son was proud to note the vast similarities between the baked apples and the beloved apple butter he’s been spreading on everything from bagels to pancakes these past few weeks. Of course they both taste amazing. How can you go wrong when combining apples and sugar and cinnamon and butter?
- The baked apples tasted just as good for dessert at dinner as they did for breakfast the next day. Either hot from the cooker or cool from the fridge, the sweet flavor and hearty portions received two thumbs up from both kids AND hubby. Unfortunately, my slow cooker could only hold 4 Rome apples at once so we finished our batch in less than 18 hours.
- Without a doubt, this dish will be gracing our table all winter long!
Doesn’t this look like heaven?
Baked Apples (adapted in part from the Cuisinart Cookbook)
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup yellow raisins
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds lightly toasted
- 4 medium-large baking apples (I used Rome but Braeburn, Granny Smith or Gala will work)
- 1 tablespoon unslated butter
- 1/3 cup apple cider
Instructions:
- Mix brown sugar with cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Set aside 1/4 cup sugar mix for topping. Add raisins and almonds and combine to make filling.
- Core apples 3/4 of the way down.
- Peel top 1/3 of the apples. Stuff some filling in each cavity.
- Place apples in Slow Cooker. Sprinkle remaining sugar and spice mix over tops.
- Dot each with 1/2 teaspoon pat of butter and pour juice around the edges.
- Turn slow cooker on, set time to 4 hours on low.
- When ready, serve apples with any loose nuts and fruits and drizzle top with pan juices.
- Enjoy!
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