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Honey-Baked Apples
Apples and honey are traditional Rosh Hashanah treats to bring in a sweet and fruitful new year.
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Ingredients
- 6 large apples
- 6 teaspoons honey (plus more for garnish)
- ¼ cup fruit juice (orange and cranberry work well)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Pinch cinnamon
- Dried fruits and nuts to taste (walnuts, dried apricots, etc)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Scoop out the apple cores. Careful not to cut through the apple bottoms!
- Set the cored apples in a baking dish with a little water in the bottom.
- Mix the honey and juice, then pour the mixture into the centers of the apples.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the apples are tender.
- Remove the apples from the oven. Sprinkle the tops with cinnamon and sugar.
- Set the oven to broil.
- Place the apples under the broiler for 2 minutes to set the sugar glaze.
- Fill the centers of the apples with your choice of dried fruits and nuts and drizzle with honey.