Baked Apples With Cinnamon
Ah! What a wonderful way to celebrate autumn, or any time of year! For a creamy change of pace, sweeten some nonfat plain yogurt with Splenda and spoon over warm baked apple. You can also add to your creamy sauce a little orange juice or pureed berries.
Yield: 8 servings
Materials
- 8 apples Rome, or any variety desired
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 8 sticks cinnamon if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash apples and cut out cores with paring knife, but not all the way through. Leave bottoms of apples intact. Place apples on nonstick baking sheet.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine vanilla, apple juice concentrate and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- Evenly dived the vanilla mixture between the apples, spooning into cavity. Insert 1 cinnamon stick into each apple.
- Bake apples until tender, about 10 to 20 minutes.