Baked Apples with Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup Recipe

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Ingredients

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

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350. 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.

2. Drizzle maple syrup over apples; top each with 1/2 Tbs butter. Bake, brushing occasionally with accumulated juices, until apples are tender, 45-60 minutes.

3. Transfer apples to a plate. Pur liquid from dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples; sprinkle with gingersnaps.