Ginger Baked Apples

• 2 large apples, granny smith or other baking apple
• 2 tablespoon crystallized ginger (candied) (crystallized), chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted melted
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 0 x whipped cream (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a casserole dish (big enough to hold 2 apples) with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Peel apples halfway down from stem end.
3. Core apples WITHOUT cutting through the bottom.
4. Place apples in casserole.
5. Mix ginger and butter in small bowl.
6. Spoon half of the mixture into each apple.
7. Stir all remaining ingredients in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and syrup boils.
8. Pour syrup over apples.
9. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until just turning soft.
10. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

apples, ginger, butter, water, sugar, lemon juice fresh, lemon zest, cinnamon ground, whipped cream

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/ginger-baked-apples-51322 (may not work)