Andrea’s Baked Apples

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup sucanat (barely refined sugar) or 1/3 cup maple syrup

• 6 tablespoons butter

• zest from 2 small (or 1 large) lemon, grated

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

• 1/4 cup raisins

• 1/4 cup chopped or sliced almonds or sunflower seeds

• 6 large baking apples.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325F

2. Cream butter and sucanat/maple syrup

3. Stir in lemon rind, spices, raisins, and nuts.

4. Core apples from stem side, leaving apple intact on bottom.

5. Fill each apple with a spoonful of stuffing.

6. Place apples in buttered baking pan with a little water. Bake until apples are tender (depending on type of apple, about 1 hour).

Serves 6 for dessert or brunch.

Note: Presentation is more attractive if the top third of the apples is peeled before filling
and baking – however, the finished apple is less juicy and provides less fiber.

|  _ Adapted from Nourishing Traditions/ Sally Fallen