Baked Apple with Maple Yogurt Sauce Recipe

An excellent dessert recipe for fresh tart apples

• Meal Type: Dessert
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 4 ea Apples
• 1/3 c Brown Sugar, packed
• 1/4 c Raisins
• 2 ts Cinnamon
• 1/2 ts Nutmeg
• 1/3 c Yogurt, low-fat
• 1/4 c Maple Syrup

Directions

1. Use Ida Red or Northern Spy, or a Cortland can be used. However, if you use a McIntosh, you must shorten the cooking time
2. Core apples and remove top inch of peel
3. Make a shallow out through skin around centre of each apple to prevent skin from bursting
4. Place apples upright in baking dish or pie plate
5. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg
6. Spoon into centres of each apple
7. Add water to cover bottom of dish
8. Bake, uncovered in 375 F for 25 to 30 minutes for less firm apples and up to 50 minutes for firm varieties or until apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick
9. Combine the yogurt and maple syrup to make the sauce
10. Pour over the baked apples