Apricot Baked Apples

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 large apples (use a good flavored variety, such as granny smith, golden delicious, or russet)
• 3 tablespoons real butter, cut into 6 pieces
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and spray an ovenproof dish with cooking spray.
• 2 core apples.
• 3 with point of the knife, make a cut in the skin about 1/3 of the way down the apple, cutting through the skin about 1/8" deep.
• 4 this prevents the apple from exploding during baking.
• 5 arrange apples in prepared dish.
• 6 spoon preserves into the core and dot with butter.
• 7 drizzle with maple syrup and lemon juice.
• 8 sprinkle with lemon rind.
• 9 bake for 30 minutes, baste with pan juices, and bake for an additional 30 minutes (or until apples reach desired doneness).
• 10 serve immediately.