Best 15 Baked Apples With Dried Cherries And Maple Syrup Recipes

BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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.
• Drizzle maple syrup over apples; top each with 1/2 tablespoon butter. Bake, brushing occasionally with accumulated juices, until apples are tender, 45 to 60 minutes.
• Transfer apples to a plate. Pour liquid from dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples; sprinkle with gingersnaps.

MAPLE BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, dried fruit, and nuts.
• 2. Place the apples in a baking pan or casserole dish and stuff their cavities with the fruit and nut mixture. Place a piece of butter on top of the stuffing.
• 3. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into the bottom of the baking pan and bake the apples, basting every 5 to 7 minutes, until they are tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
• 4. When the apples are tender, transfer them to a serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Pour the pan juices into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer the mixture until it becomes syrupy and reduces to a sauce, about 10 minutes. Serve over the apples.
• Serving Suggestions
• Serve with yogurt, whipped crème fraîche, or ginger ice cream.

BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND MAPLE CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cherries and cherry brandy in bowl. Let stand until cherries plump, at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Using melon baller, hollow center of each apple half. Arrange apples cut side up in glass baking dish. Fill centers with cherry mixture, dividing evenly. Combine brown sugar, maple syrup and butter in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer, stirring until melted. Drizzle sauce over and around apples. Bake apples until tender, basting frequently with sauce, about 55 minutes. Arrange apples on plates. Place scoop of frozen yogurt alongside. Drizzle sauce over and serve.

MICROWAVE BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Core the apples, leaving the bottom intact.
• In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Spoon the sugar mixture into the apples and set a teaspoon (or more to your taste) of butter on top of each apple. Place the apples in a deep casserole dish and cover.
• Microwave for 3 1/2 to 4 minutes or until tender. Let the apples sit for a couple minutes before serving.

BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Core apples, making a 3/4"-wide cavity, stopping 1/2" from the bottom. Peel top inch of apples and fill with cherries and walnuts. Arrange in an 8" square baking dish.
• Drizzle maple syrup over apples and top each with 1/2 tablespoons butter.
• Bake, basting occasionally, until apples are tender (45-60 minutes).
• Transfer apples to a plate. Pour the liquid fro the baking dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples and sprinkle with crushed gingersnaps.

MAPLE BAKED APPLE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Core apple and peel the top third. Place in a small microwave-safe dish. Fill apple with walnut mixture. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3-4 minutes or until apple is tender. Serve warm.

BAKED APPLES STUFFED WITH DRIED FRUIT AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Core apples with corer. Stand apples up and make 4 evenly spaced vertical cuts starting from top of each apple and stopping halfway from bottom to keep apple intact. Brush inside of apples with lemon juice and stand apples in a 9-inch ceramic or glass pie plate.
• Toss together apricots, currants, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Rub softened butter into dried-fruit mixture with your fingers until combined well, then pack center of each apple with mixture. Put a piece of remaining butter on top of each apple. Pour cider and vanilla around apples and cover pie plate tightly with foil.
• Bake in middle of oven, basting once, until apples are just tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until apples are very tender but not falling apart, 20 to 30 minutes more.
• Transfer to serving dishes and spoon sauce over and around apples. Serve with dollops of yogurt.

MAPLE APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place apples in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Toss apples with syrup. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, oats, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until topping is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BAKED APPLES IN MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Core apples, remove seeds, peel away a bit of skin, and stuff with currants.
• Set in oven-proof baking dish.
• Combine lemon and apple juice with spices and maple syrup and pour over apples.
• Bake uncovered for about 45 minutes, basting often.
• Serve warm.

SIMPLE BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish, or coat with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place apples in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Stir spice mixture into apples until evenly distributed. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Spoon into prepared dish. Pour milk evenly over apple mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until soft and bubbly. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

HONEY-GLAZED BAKED APPLES FILLED WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each apple so that apples will stand upright. Place apples in 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish or 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Fill cored-out section of each apple with 2 tablespoons dried fruit bits. Pour apple juice around apples in dish. Drizzle honey over dried fruit filling and apples.
• Bake apples until tender when pierced with skewer, basting frequently with pan juices, about 55 minutes. Serve warm, spooning pan juices over.

MAPLE PECAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Core apples. Peel top third of each apple. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep line all around each where peel and flesh meet. Using small sharp knife, cut about 1 1/4-inch-wide, 1-inch-deep hollow in top of each apple. Cut off thin slice from bottom of each to allow apples to stand flat. Place apples in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Finely chop 2/3 cup pecans, raisins and coconut in processor. Transfer to small bowl. Mix in maple syrup, lemon peel, cinnamon and nutmeg. Divide filling equally among hollows in apples.
• Spread 1 tablespoon preserves over top of each apple and into hollows. Press 1 tablespoon chopped pecans atop each.
• Combine apple juice and butter in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until butter melts. Pour into dish around apples. Cover dish loosely with foil. Bake apples 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until apples are tender, basting with juices every 10 minutes, about 35 minutes longer. Serve apples warm with pan juices.

MAPLE-NUT BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Core apples and peel the top two-thirds. Place in a 1-qt. microwave-safe dish. Combine walnuts, raisins and cinnamon; press into the center of each apple. Drizzle each with 1 teaspoon maple syrup., Cover and microwave on high for 3-5 minutes or until tender rotating a half turn twice. , In a small microwave-safe dish, combine the butter and remaining syrup. Heat, uncovered, on high for 15-25 seconds or until butter is melted. Pour over apples; serve immediately.

MAPLE-STEWED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel apple or if preferred leave peel on.
• Cut apples into quarters and remove the core.
• Slice the quarters into 1/8 inch thick slices the long way, then cut each slice into inch wide slices.
• Combine apple, syrup, cinnamon and water in small saucepan.
• Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until apple is tender.
• If mixture gets too dry before apple get tender all a bit more water.
• Serve warm.
• (If desired add 2 tbs raisins per apple to the mixture when you begin cooking and increase the water to ¼ cup).

BAKED APPLES WITH SPICED RICOTTA AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Peel about 1 inch of skin from tops of apples; cut a sliver off the bottom so apples will stand. Place them in a 9-inch glass pie plate. Cut 1 tablespoon of butter into 4 pieces; fill each apple core with a piece of butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1/8 teaspoon ginger, and 1 cinnamon stick. Place remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons syrup in bottom of pie plate.
• Bake apples, basting several times with pan juices, until they are golden and tender, about 35 minutes (the skin may split). Transfer apples to a serving dish; let baking juices stand to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Puree ricotta, confectioners' sugar, remaining 1/2 teaspoon ginger, cinnamon, and cream in a food processor. Serve 2 heaping tablespoons of ricotta cream with each apple, and drizzle with the warm syrup.