Crunchy Baked Apples
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
- 4 medium baking apples
- 1 lemon, halved
- 4 short cinnamon sticks
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- In a blender or food processor, grind walnuts and sugar. Add cinnamon and set aside. Combine the brown sugar, raisins and 2 tablespoons of butter; set aside. Core apples and peel the top two-thirds of each. rub tops and sides with lemon; squeeze juice into centers. Brush apples with 2 tablespoons butter; press nut mixture evenly over peeled sides. Place in an ungreased 9-in. square baking dish. Fill apples with raisin mixture. Place a cinnamon stick in each apple; drizzle with remaining butter. Pour apple juice around apples. Bake, uncovered, at 375u0b0 for 40-50 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool 15 minutes before serving.
walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins, butter, baking apples, lemon, cinnamon, apple juice
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/crunchy-baked-apples/ (may not work)