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Baked Apples Stuffed-Nuts &Cranberries

Source of Recipe

Donna Rollison


Recipe Introduction

From Whole Foods, adapted to be cf by Donna Rollison http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/recipe.php?recipeId=2614

List of Ingredients

2 Granny Smith apples
1 tablespoon cf margerine
1 cup fresh or frozen and thawed cranberries
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
6 dates, pitted and chopped
Zest and juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons roasted almonds, roughly chopped


Recipe

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Cut 1/2 inch off the top of the apples and reserve tops.

Use a paring knife or spoon to hollow out the apples, leaving about a 1/2-inch-thick wall and base.

Set aside.

Melt margerine in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add cranberries, honey, cardamom, dates and orange juice and zest and cook until cranberries begin to collapse and liquid thickens, 3 to 4 minutes.

Stir in almonds.

Spoon cranberry mixture into apples then replace the apple tops.

Put into a small baking dish filled with 1/4 inch water, cover with foil and bake until tender, 15 to 30 minutes (depending on apples).

Uncover, carefully pour off the water and continue baking until very tender and golden, 10 to 15 minutes more.