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Baked Apples with Mincemeat, Cherries, and Walnuts

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Baked Apples with Mincemeat, Cherries, and WalnutsMaren Caruso

You'll find mincemeat in the canned fruit section of some supermarkets. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hour 10 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 25.4-ounce bottle sparkling apple cider
1/4 cup red currant jelly
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
4 large Fuji apples (about 9 ounces each)
3/4 cup purchased mincemeat with rum and brandy
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup dried tart cherries
1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Boil first 3 ingredients in large skillet until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 12 minutes.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, cut cone-shaped piece from stem end of each apple, 2 inches wide at top and 1 inch deep. Using melon baller, core, leaving bottom intact. Turn apple on its side. Starting halfway down, make 1/4-inch-deep slit all around. Mix mincemeat, walnuts, cherries, and crystallized ginger in small bowl; spoon into apples, mounding in center.

    Step 3

    Arrange apples in 11x7x2-inch baking dish. Spoon cider mixture over and around. Bake until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve in shallow bowls.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 460 calories
10.8 g fat (3.8 g saturated fat)
15.0 mg cholesterol
90.5 g carbs
4.3 g dietary fiber
50.1 g total sugars
86.2 g net carbs
3.0 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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