Fruit & Nut Slow Cooker Baked Apples
- 4 large baking apples (Rome or Cortland)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup chopped dried apricot
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or 1/3 cup pecans
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Scoop out the center of each apple, leaving about 1/2 inch of the bottom.
- Peel top of apple down about 1 inch.
- Brush peeled edges with lemon juice.
- Mix apricots, nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Add melted butter and mix well.
- Spoon mixture evenly into apple cavities.
- Pour 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of slow cooker.
- Arrange apples in slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW 3-4 hours, or until apples are tender.
- (optional) Serve warm with caramel ice cream topping.
baking apples, lemon juice, apricot, walnuts, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fruit-nut-slow-cooker-baked-apples-372083 (may not work)