Baked apples

Ingredients

  • 6 to 8 medium cooking apples (McIntosh, Rome Beauty, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, etc.)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons raisins
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Step 1

Remove a little of the peel around the top of the apples and core. (OR cut apple in half and remove the core.) Mix raisins, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; fill center of apples. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon and dot with butter.

CROCK POT:
Place in slow cooker; pour 1/2 cup warm water around apples. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, until apples are tender.

OVEN:
Pour 1/4 cup warm water around apples. Bake at 375 uncovered for about 1/2 hour, until apples are tender.