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Baked Apples

Delicious!
Course Apple, Side Dish
Cuisine All-American
Keyword apple, cream cheese
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Lynn / Turnips 2 Tangerines

Ingredients

  • 4 large baking apples
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon flax seed
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon cream cheese, cut into fourths
  • 1 tablespoon butter, cut into fourths
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 tablespoons caramel-butterscotch ice cream topping, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375º Rinse and dry apples.
  • Using a sharp paring knife, cut out the cores and seeds, lightly scrap out some of the inside of the apple with a small spoon, keep bottom of apples intact.
  • Place brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and flax seed in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Fill each apple with brown sugar mixture. Put apples in a baking dish. Place a quarter piece of cream cheese on top of each apple, then dot each apple with a quarter piece of butter.
  • Pour boiling water in bottom of baking dish. Bake at 375º for 30 to 45 minutes and apples are cooked through and tender. Remove apples from oven.
  • Drizzle baked apples with caramel-butterscotch ice cream topping.