Raisin Infused Baked Apples

Can I scream YUMMY? These apples are perfect for transitioning into the fall and winter season. Their warm cinnamon smell and soft yet spicy taste will get you primed and ready for all the seasonal festivities. These apples are great as a quick treat for you, your family and friends, or Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas; the list goes on and on. The best part of all, they don’t really take that much work and anyone, regardless of your baking ability, can make them.

Before we get started I would like to note that it’s best to have an apple corer but is not impossible. I completed these without having one, just be cautious on your first apple. The core flew out of mine and hit me in the face. Ha-ha! Luckily, I was wearing glasses at the time so no harm to foul.

Raisin Infused Baked Apples

Raisin Infused Baked Apples
(Serves 4-8)

4 baking apples (Golden Delicious or Jonagold)
1/3 cup brown sugar
½ cup raisins**
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
butter
¾ cup boiling water

**Unless you want to add nuts (pecans/walnuts then you will want to do 1/3 cup of each)

1.     Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2.     In a small bowl combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins (and nuts if used). Mix together.  Set aside.

3.     Get a small pot of water boiling (enough to extract ¾ cup)

4.     Wash apples and remove cores. It is easiest to do with an apple corer but can also be done using a paring knife and a tablespoon. Gently cut and remove the core and remove all seeds. The opening of your apple should be no longer than ¾ to 1 inch wide. 

5.     Equally stuff the raisin/brown sugar mixture into the apples. Top the apples with a slab of butter (1/4 of the tbsp).

6.     Place apples into a 8 by 8 inch square baking pan and pour ¾ a cup of boiling water into the bottom of the pan.

7.     Bake 30-40 mins or until the apples are tender but not mushy. Remove apples from oven and baste the apples several times with the pan juices.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy.

Cored Apple - Step 4

Cored Apples in Pan - Step 4

Stuffed Apples - Step 5

Step 7 - Baste Apples w/pan Juices

Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream. Enjoy!