Granola-Ginger Baked Apples

Name: Granola-Ginger Baked Apples
Prep time: 26 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 26 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters roasted salted almonds, chopped; 414 milliliters apple cider; 4 larges Golden Delicious or Jonagold apples; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 79 milliliters cherry preserves; 59 milliliters finely chopped crystallized ginger; 198 grams Greek yogurt; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 128 grams oat-and-honey granola bars, finely crushed

Granola-Ginger Baked Apples might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 290 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 26 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of crystallized ginger, ground cinnamon, jonagold apples, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Cut apples in half, cutting through stem and bottom ends. Scoop out core and pulp, leaving a 3/4-inch shell.

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Apple

Cut about 1/4 inch from opposite side of apple, forming a flat base.

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Stir together crushed granola bars and next 4 ingredients. Spoon mixture into apple shells, pressing to gently pack. Arrange apples in a 13- x 9-inch pan.

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Apple

Pasta Shells

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Pour cider around apples in pan.

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Apple

Cider

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Bake at 375 for 25 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender, basting twice with pan juices.

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Apple

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Place apples on a serving plate.

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Add preserves to pan juices, and cook, over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 5 to 6 minutes or until thickened.

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Preserves

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Serve apples with warm sauce and Greek yogurt.

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Apple

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Granola-Ginger

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Ginger

Baked Pears: Substitute 4 Bosc pears for apples. Proceed with recipe as directed.

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Note: Baking times will vary greatly due to the ripeness of your fruit. Begin testing for doneness by inserting a wooden pick directly into the fruit (not granola mixture) after 25 minutes of baking. A wooden pick should be able to pierce the fruit easily with just a little resistance. Overcooking will lead to the fruit losing its natural shape and becoming mushy. For testing purposes only, we used Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey Crunchy Granola Bars.

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