Brown Sugar Baked Apples Food

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well. Do not cut all the way through. Stuff each apple with 2 tablespoons brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Place in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until sugar begins to caramelize and apples are tender.

BROWN SUGAR BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel skin off top quarter of each apple. Using melon baller, scoop out core, leaving bottom intact. Stand apples in 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Mix sugar and spices in bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons mixture. Fill apple cavities with remaining sugar mixture. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup into each cavity. Scatter 3 tablespoons butter pieces over apples. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour 1/2 cup water into pan with apples. Bake apples 35 minutes. Add reserved 2 tablespoons sugar mixture, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1/2 cup water to pan. Bake until apples are tender when pierced with skewer, about 25 minutes longer. Transfer apples to 8 bowls. Place baking pan atop 2 burners; boil over medium-high heat until syrupy, about 2 minutes. Spoon sauce over apples. Serve with whipping cream, if desired.

BROWN SUGAR BAKED STUFFED APPLES

Steps:

• Mix raisins and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
• Stand apples upright on bottom of slow cooker, and spoon raisin-brown sugar mixture into centers of apples, dividing evenly.
• Sprinkle stuffed apples with cinnamon, and dot with butter.
• Add water along edge of slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low 3-5 hours, or on high 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours, or until apples are tender, but not collapsing.
• Serve warm as is, or with ice cream, or frozen yogurt.

BROWN SUGAR APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a large baking dish and set aside. Place the apples, lemon juice and vanilla in a large bowl and toss to coat. Add the granulated sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons flour and nutmeg, stirring to combine.
• Place remaining 1 cup flour, nuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples. Bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

BAKED APPLES WITH BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wash and dry apples. Cut the apples in half and remove the core but leave any stems intact. Place apples in baking dish. Divide butter among each core cavity. Top each apple half with a tablespoon of sugar and dash with cinnamon.
• Bake apples until the flesh is tender and they're bubbly and perfect looking, about 30 minutes. Serve with Creamy Custard Sauce.
• Heat the melted ice cream in a small saucepan over low heat until hot. Meanwhile, put the yolks in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. While whisking, slowly drizzle about 1 or 2 tablespoons hot melted ice cream into the yolks until blended. While whisking constantly, slowly add the rest of the hot liquid to the yolk mixture. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and return to low heat.

HONEY BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Core the apples, and remove the peel from the top third of each one. Place them in a baking dish, and fill the core holes with as many cranberries as you can fit.
• Meanwhile, stir together the water, brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar and honey if necessary. Once it comes to a boil, pour the mixture over the apples.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, basting with the juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

BAKED APPLES WITH OATMEAL AND BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Squeeze juice from lemon halves into a large bowl with 2 cups cold water.
• Peel top third of each apple.
• With a small knife and working from the top of each apple, carefully carve out a large"bowl," including the core, about 2 inches in diameter, leaving the bottom of apple intact.
• Reserve all cut-away pieces.
• Place carved apples in lemon water.
• Chop cut-away apple pieces into small chunks, removing any core or seeds.
• Toss with 3 tablespoons honey and cinnamon; set aside.
• Combine remaining 9 tablespoons honey with 1/2 cup hot water and stir until well blended.
• Stand apples, cut side up, in a 9" x 9" shallow baking dish.
• Place 1 teaspoon butter in bowl of each apple and pour honey and water mixture on top.
• Cover dish with foil and bake until tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring 1 3/4 cups water and a pinch of salt to a boil.
• Add oatmeal and apple pieces, and stir until mixture returns to a boil; reduce heat and cover.
• Cook until tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove apples from oven and carefully fill with oatmeal mixture.
• Top with brown sugar.
• Place under the broiler 1 minute, just until light brown sugar is bubbly and dark brown.
• Serve with whipped cream, if desired.