Best Baked Apples With Dried Cherries And Maple Syrup Recipes

Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Caramel Sauce image

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup dried tart cherries
1/4 cup cherry-flavored brandy or applejack
4 Gala apples, peeled, cored, halved
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
Vanilla frozen yogurt

Steps:

Combine cherries and cherry brandy in bowl. Let stand until cherries plump, at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350° F. Using melon baller, hollow center of each apple half. Arrange apples cut side up in glass baking dish. Fill centers with cherry mixture, dividing evenly. Combine brown sugar, maple syrup and butter in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer, stirring until melted. Drizzle sauce over and around apples. Bake apples until tender, basting frequently with sauce, about 55 minutes. Arrange apples on plates. Place scoop of frozen yogurt alongside. Drizzle sauce over and serve.

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Provided by Dancer

Categories Apple

Time 1h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Steps:

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.4, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 8.7, Carbohydrate 73.1, Fiber 6, Sugar 61, Protein 1.1

Maple Baked Apples with Dried Fruit and Nuts image

Provided by Claudia Fleming

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons roughly chopped dried cherries
3 tablespoons chopped dried figs
2 tablespoons roughly chopped sliced toasted almonds
2 tablespoons roughly chopped toasted pecans
6 large, firm baking apples, such as Cortlands, cored but not peeled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces
1/2 cup apple cider
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, dried fruit, and nuts.
2. Place the apples in a baking pan or casserole dish and stuff their cavities with the fruit and nut mixture. Place a piece of butter on top of the stuffing.
3. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into the bottom of the baking pan and bake the apples, basting every 5 to 7 minutes, until they are tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
4. When the apples are tender, transfer them to a serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Pour the pan juices into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer the mixture until it becomes syrupy and reduces to a sauce, about 10 minutes. Serve over the apples.
Serving Suggestions
Serve with yogurt, whipped crème fraîche, or ginger ice cream.

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 Gala or Rome Beauty apples
1/3 cup dried cherries, or golden raisins
1/3 cup walnut pieces
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
3 tablespoons crushed gingersnaps

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core apples with a melon baller, making a 3/4-inch-wide cavity, stopping 1/2 inch from the bottom. Peel top inch of apples; fill with cherries and walnuts. Arrange in an 8-inch square baking dish.
Drizzle maple syrup over apples; top each with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Bake, brushing occasionally with accumulated juices, until apples are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
Transfer apples to a plate. Pour liquid from dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples; sprinkle with gingersnaps.