Anything But Basic Baked Apples
Equipment
- Apple Corer or Pairing knife
Ingredients
- 4 large baking apples Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious, or Jonagold
- ¼ c. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ c. chopped pecans
- ¼ c. currants or chopped raisins
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- ¾ c. boiling water
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 375°. While your oven is heating, prepare your apples. Start by washing and drying your apples to remove any coating placed on them during the shipping process. Then using an apple corer or a pairing knife, remove the core but make sure to leave about 1/2" of the bottom intact so that the apples don't spring a leak.
- Next, in a small bowl mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, currants or raisins, and pecans until combined. Then fill each apple with the brown sugar mixture before placing them in a glass baking dish. Last, quarter the butter and place one piece on top of each apple.
- Before baking, pour the boiling water into the bottom of the baking dish and bake, uncovered, for about 30-45 minutes. You want the apples tender but not mushy. When they are done, remove from the oven and spoon some of that juicy goodness over the top before serving with a heaping spoonful of ice cream.