Baked Apples with Dried Apricots

Name: Baked Apples with Dried Apricots
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dark-brown sugar; 4 Rome apples; 1/2 cup diced dried apricots; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Baked apples are filled with a delicious mixture of dried apricots, ginger, and cinnamon.

Source: Everyday Food, September 2003

1 hour 10 mins 20 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup dark-brown sugar
4 Rome apples
1/2 cup diced dried apricots
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in an 8-inch square baking dish. Peel tops of apples; core with melon baller (leave the bottom intact).
2. In a bowl, toss dried apricots with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, ground ginger, and cinnamon.
3. Fill apples; place in dish. Dot each with 1/4 tablespoon butter. Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Drizzle with pan syrup.