Baked Apples with Cranberries

Yummy dessert recipe featuring Pink Lady apples. Feel free to swap out for any apple variety that bakes well.

Ingredients:

  • 4 medium-sized Pink Lady apples from Stemilt
  • 1 cup fresh or dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 TSP unsalted butter
  • 1/2 TSP ground cinnamon
  • Whipped cream (optional)
Directions:

Preheat over to 375, Partially core apples, starting at the stem end, removing all the seeded core and leaving the bottom intact. Peel each of the apples, leaving at least 1/4 of the peel on the bottom of the apple. Place in a shallow oil-sprayed baking dish. Fill each apple with cranberries and scatter remaining cranberries in baking dish. Pour maple syrup over apples, sprinkle with brown sugar and top with 1/2 teaspoon butter and a sprinkling of cinnamon. Bake, basting occasionally, for 30-45 minutes, or until apples are tender and soft.

Remove and allow to cool briefly. To serve, place each apple in a serving dish, spoon on syrup from the baking dish and serve warm with whipping cream, if desired.

*Recipe and photo courtesy of Produce for Better Health Foundation.