Savoury Baked Apples With Herbed Shallots

• 6 large firm apples, preferably Empire
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 shallots, halved and thinly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 14 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
• 12 cup dried cranberries
• 12 cup chopped dried fig
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 34 cup dry white wine, ie chardonnay, sauvignon blanc

1. Slice the top 1/4 inch off the apples.
2. Using a melon baller, remove the core, seeds and enough flesh to form a hollow area for stuffing, leaving the bottom intact.
3. Heat oil in small non-stick skillet over medium heat.
4. Add onions and cook, stirring for 15 minutes until well browned.
5. Stir in garlic, parsley, thyme and rosemary.
6. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
7. Pulse cranberries and figs in food processor until chopped and clumping (don't let mixture become a paste).
8. Transfer to bowl.
9. Stir in shallot mixture, pomegranate mixture, honey and 1/4 cup wine.
10. Stuff mixture evenly among apples.
11. Place apples in baking dish.
12. Pour remaining 1/2 cup wine around apples.
13. Bake in preheated 350F oven until soft, about 45 minutes, occasionally spooning wine and juices over fruit so they don't dry out.
14. Let stand at least 10 minutes before serving (They will wrinkle).
15. Serve warm, drizzled with any remaining pan juices.

firm apples, olive oil, shallots, garlic, flat leaf parsley, thyme, rosemary, cranberries, pomegranate molasses, honey, white wine

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savoury-baked-apples-with-herbed-shallots-269905 (may not work)