Lunch: Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

Rome Beauties are bright red and medium-large, with a tender, slightly sweet flesh. They are a good choice for baking because they hold their shape well. Sweet and crisp Galas have a yellow-orange skin with distinctive red striping and are also good cooke

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Apples

Health benefits of Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 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. Looking for more dessert ideas? Check out our homemade chocolate chip cookie recipes, apple pie recipes, and chocolate cake recipes.

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