Baked Apples With Cranberries Raisins And Apricots Recipes

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH APRICOTS, RAISINS, AND ORANGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, mix the orange juice, water, cranberries, sugar, apricots, raisins, and orange zest. Stir constantly until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes, or until cranberries have burst. Remove from heat, and chill at least 8 hours, or overnight, before serving cold.

HONEY BAKED APPLES WITH RAISINS AND CINNAMON

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the apple cider, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 25 minutes or so, or until mixture is syrupy and reduced to about 2 2/3 cups.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the apples, cut side down, in a 12-inch baking pan. Distribute the raisins, apricots, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon sticks, if using, over the apples. Pour the hot syrup over the apples. Cover the pan with aluminum foil.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until the apples are almost tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Remove from the oven, turn the apples over, add the brandy. Baste apples with the apple cider and apple brandy many times, allowing the apples to absorb the flavor. Let the pan stand, covered, for 15 minutes. Serve baked apples with the liquid and dried fruits spooned over them in a bowl. Served with whipped heavy cream or ice cream and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

BAKED APPLES WITH CRANBERRIES, RAISINS, AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove stems from apples.Using melon baller, scoop out core of each apple, making 1-inch-wide hollow center but leaving bottom of apple intact. Make 1/8-inch-deep cut in skin around center of each apple. Arrange apples, hollowed side up, in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Mix raisins, cranberries, sugar, apricots, and 1/2 teaspoon allspice in small bowl. Pack fruit mixture into hollows of apples. Sprinkle any remaining fruit mixture around apples in dish. Drizzle butter into filling and around apples in dish. Pour sparkling juice and cranberry concentrate into dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon allspice into dish. Bake apples uncovered until tender, occasionally basting with cranberry juice mixture, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Transfer apples to 4 bowls. Pour juices from dish into medium saucepan and boil until thick enough to coat spoon, about 4 minutes. Spoon sauce over apples.

BAKED APPLES WITH SPICED CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, heat the orange and lemon juices with 1/2 cup of the port. Add the zest and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Reserve.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries, onion, 2 cups port, ginger, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Over medium-high heat, cook until the relish thickens, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup port, the orange liqueur, and the reserved orange and lemon juice and zest mixture. Set aside.
• Cut off the top 1/4-inch of each apple. Using a melon baller, remove the core of the apple, being careful not to pierce the sides or bottom of the apples, to make apple "cups". Place the apple cups in a small baking dish. Spoon the cranberry relish into the apples. Spoon the excess relish around the apples. Cover with foil and bake until apples are tender, about 30 to 45 minutes.

BAKED APPLES WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Using melon baller, scoop out stem, core and seeds of apples, leaving bottom intact. Using vegetable peeler, peel skin off top half of each apple. Arrange apples, cavity side up, in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Stir raisins and sugar in small bowl to blend. Pack about 2 tablespoons raisin mixture into cavity of each apple. Sprinkle any remaining raisin mixture into dish around apples. Pour juice over and around apples. Dot apples with butter.
• Bake apples 15 minutes; baste with juices. Continue to bake until apples are slightly puffed and tender, basting every 10 minutes, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer baking dish to work surface; let apples stand 10 minutes, basting occasionally.
• Transfer apples to bowls. Spoon pan juices over and serve warm.

BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in an 8-inch square baking dish. Peel tops of apples; core with melon baller (leave the bottom intact).
• In a bowl, toss dried apricots with remaining 1/4 cup sugar, ground ginger, and cinnamon.
• Fill apples; place in dish. Dot each with 1/4 tablespoon butter. Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Drizzle with pan syrup.

BAKED APPLE WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in an ovenproof dish, stir to mix.
• Cover with foil and bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

BAKED APPLES WITH APRICOTS AND CASHEWS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
• Partially peel 8 apples, leaving the bottom half intact
• Remove the core (I use a melon baller)
• Cut a thin slice off the bottom of the apple if necessary to make it stand upright
• Place the apples in a baking dish
• Peel the 9th apple, cut it into 1/2 inch dice
• Combine the apple dice with the applesauce, raisins, apricots, cashews, 1/3 cup sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• Toss to combine
• Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl
• Fill the apples with the stuffing
• Place 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of each apple
• Sprinkle each apple with some of the cinnamon/sugar mixture
• Add white wine to the baking dish to the depth of 1/2 inch
• Bake for 1 hour or until tender, basting the apples occasionally with the pan juices
• Add water (or more wine) if neccesary
• Serve warm or at room temperature

DELICIOUS STUFFED BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the raisins, cranberries and apricots. In a small saucepan, bring juice and concentrate to a boil. Pour over dried fruit; let stand for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Core apples, leaving bottoms intact. Peel the top third of each apple; place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Drain fruit mixture, reserving juice. Stir brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon allspice into fruit; spoon into apples. Drizzle with butter. Pour 3/4 cup reserved juice around apples., Cover and bake for 50 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until tender. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring remaining reserved juice and allspice to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup. Serve with baked apples.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY-APPLE RELISH

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange, apple, raisins, and cinnamon in a large sauce pan. Cover saucepan with lid. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook at a simmer until all the cranberries have burst, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool until thickened.