Baked Apples With Dried Cherries & Maple Cara
Ingredients
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3/4 cup dried tart cherries
1/4 cup cherry flavored brandy
4 gala apples, peel, core, halved
SAUCE
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 vanilla frozen yogurt
Preparation
Combine cherries and cherry brandy in a small bowl. Let stand until
cherries plump, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350~. 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
saucepan. Bring to a 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 vanilla yogurt alongside. Drizzle sauce over and serve.
Servings: 4
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