Baked Apples with Honey Syrup
Ingredients
- 4 medium cooking apples
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- whipped cream, optional
Instructions
Core apples, being careful not to cut through bottom. Pare 1/2 inch at the stem end. Combine raisins and walnuts, if used, and 1 tsp honey with the ground cinnamon and ground cloves. Fill the center of the apples with this mixture. Place the apples in a 8" by 8" baking pan. In a small saucepan combine water, honey, lemon juice and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and pour syrup over apples. Bake in a preheated 375 oven until tender, about 45 minutes, basting occasionally with syrup from the pan. Serve warm or cold, with whipped cream if desired.