Worlds Best Sweet Baked Apples Food

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C).
• Using a handheld or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, or simply using a fork or spoon, beat/mash the butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together until combined. Stir in the oats, then the raisins/dried cranberries/nuts, if using. Set aside.
• This can be tricky, but I recommend using a sharp paring knife and a spoon. (Or an apple corer.) I find cookie scoops can easily break or crack the apples. Using a sharp paring knife, cut around the core, about halfway or 3/4 down into the apple. Use a spoon to carefully dig out the core. Takes a bit of patience and arm muscle. Once the core is out, use a spoon to dig out any more seeds.
• Place cored apples in an 8-inch or 9-inch baking pan, cake pan, or pie dish. Spoon filling into each apple, filling all the way to the top. Pour warm water into the pan around the apples. The water helps prevent the apples from drying out and burning.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until apples appear slightly soft. Bake longer for softer, mushier baked apples. The time depends on how firm your apples were and how soft you want them to be.
• Remove apples from the oven and, if desired, baste the outside of the apples with juices from the pan. This adds a little moisture to the skin, but it's completely optional.
• Serve warm with salted caramel, whipped cream, or ice cream. Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Wash and core apples, leaving enough of the core at the base of the apple to contain the filling.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and chopped pecans in a small bowl. Roll log shapes of the mixture and press enough into each apple to fill the core.
• Fill a 2-quart baking dish with about 3/4 cup water, or enough to cover the bottom. Place the apples upright in the dish. Bake until the apples are soft and the filling is browned, 1 hour.

WORLDS BEST SWEET BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Fill a large bowl full of cold water and put 1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice in the water.
• Cut the apples in half and remove the cores leaving a medium sized pocket in the apple halfs. Place the apples in the water, preferably with the white sides down.
• Mix the sugar and powdered ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Combine the walnuts with the coconut in a seperate bowl.
• Add the 2 tsp of lemon juice to the apple juice in another seperate cup.
• Put the butter in a small pot and put on medium-low heat and melt.
• Once melted add the powdered ingredients and stir well on low heat slowly simmering it. Keep an eye on it so it doesnt burn.
• At this point remove the apples from the water. Pat them dry and place them in a semi deep baking tray.
• The butter mixture should now start to thicken. At this point slowly add a little of the apple juice/lemon juice mixture. Let it thicken and add more. Continue like this till you combine all the juice to the butter powder mixture.
• Now add the walnuts and coconut mix and stir all together well. Remove from heat.
• Now fill each apple with equal amounts of the golden raisins.
• At this point take the mix and spoon an equal amount into each apple half filling the pockets till all the mixture is used.
• Now lightly sprinkle the oatmeal over the tops of all the apples.
• Now lightly drizzle the honey and the maple syrup over the apples and lightly sprinkle some brown sugar over the apples.
• Now bake the apples for approximetly 35- 40 minutes or until the mixture begins to turn crispy.
• Keep an eye on the apples and baste them occasionally with the 1 cup of apple juice to keep them moist and from drying out.
• The cook time depends on the chefs preference (softer apples, stiffer apples).
• ENJOY!