10/8/2011 Basket - Baked Stuffed Apples

Baked Stuffed Apples
Uses: Apples


Cut off the top of the apple and scoop/cut out the core without going through the bottom (you will want your opening to be about 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide).

Fill with desired filling. I tried a few different things and they are all good.

Apple #1 filling:

• 1/8 - 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• pinch of nutmeg
• 1 T white sugar
• 2 T cream cheese
• 1 T Craisins

Mix all cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. Reserve about half of that mixture and mix the rest with the cream cheese and Craisins. Sprinkle some of the reserved sugar mixture in the bottom of the apple. Fill with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle rest of sugar mixture on top.
The recipe I based this on called for 1 tsp of cinnamon, but it was way too much, so I would scale that down considerably.

Apple #2 filling:

• 2 tsp chocolate chips
• 2 tsp butterscotch chips
• 2 tsp marshmallows
• 2 tsp nuts of any kind (optional)
  

Mix all ingredients and coarsely chop. Fill center of apple.

Apple #3 filling:

• 1 to 1.5 T raisins
• 1 to 1.5 T flaked coconut
• 1 T brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon

Mix all ingredient. Fill center of apple.

On all the fillings, the amounts are just approximations--you can vary them to taste or try a different combination that you come up with.

Top each apple with 1/2 T butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.