Maple-Baked Apples with Dried Fruit and Nuts
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 6 baking apples, cored but not peeled
- 5 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- In a small bowl, toss the brown sugar with the dried cherries and pecans.
- Place apples in a roasting pan. Put a small amount of the maple syrup inside each and then stuff the cavities with the fruit-and-nut mixture. Put a small pat of the butter on top of each apple.
- Pour the cider and the remaining maple syrup (about 2 tablespoons) into the bottom of the pan.
- Bake until the apples are fork tender, 25 to 35 minutes, basting with the cider-and-syrup mixture frequently.
- Remove the apples from the pan and pour the juice into a small pot.
- Bring the juice to a boil, then simmer until it thickens into syrup. Pour it over the apples.
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