Worlds Best Sweet Baked Apples

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 apples (granny smith,pink ladys,gala)
• 1 large bowl full water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons crushed walnuts
• 3 tablespoons shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• oatmeal
• honey
• maple syrup
• brown sugar
• 1 cup apple juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 fill a large bowl full of cold water and put 1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice in the water.
• 3 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 sides down.
• 4 mix the sugar and powdered ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• 5 combine the walnuts with the coconut in a seperate bowl.
• 6 add the 2 tsp of lemon juice to the apple juice in another seperate cup.
• 7 put the butter in a small pot and put on medium-low heat and melt.
• 8 once melted add the powdered ingredients and stir well on low heat slowly simmering it. keep an eye on it so it doesnt burn.
• 9 at this point remove the apples from the water. pat them dry and place them in a semi deep baking tray.
• 10 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.
• 11 now add the walnuts and coconut mix and stir all together well. remove from heat.
• 12 now fill each apple with equal amounts of the golden raisins.
• 13 at this point take the mix and spoon an equal amount into each apple half filling the pockets till all the mixture is used.
• 14 now lightly sprinkle the oatmeal over the tops of all the apples.
• 15 now lightly drizzle the honey and the maple syrup over the apples and lightly sprinkle some brown sugar over the apples.
• 16 now bake the apples for approximetly 35- 40 minutes or until the mixture begins to turn crispy.
• 17 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.
• 18 the cook time depends on the chefs preference (softer apples, stiffer apples).
• 19 enjoy!