Dessert for 6

Baked Apples

Name: Baked Apples
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 baking apples; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar; 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cups apple cider or apple juice; 2 tbsp brandy or bourbon (optional); 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; vanilla ice cream (optional); caramel sauce (optional)

$4.26for 470 minServes 6

Cored apples bake with spiced brown sugar, butter, cider, brandy, and lemon juice until soft and fragrant.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Apples, 2.25 lb$1.79/lb typical	2.25 lb	$4.03Typical price
	Butter, 0.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Juice, 13 oz$0.04/oz typical	13 oz	$0.54Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.39

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Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.07 per serving$4.26 for 4

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Ingredients

6 baking apples
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups apple cider or apple juice
2 tbsp brandy or bourbon (optional)
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
vanilla ice cream (optional)
caramel sauce (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and place the cored apples in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a small bowl.
Fill each apple with the sugar mixture and dot the tops with butter.
Pour the cider, brandy, and lemon juice around the apples.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, basting the apples with the pan liquid twice, until tender.

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