Pecan-Stuffed "Baked" Apples

Published: Sep 19, 2014

Con Poulos

Yields:

Total Time:

4 hrs 30 mins

Cal/Serv:

285

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Get creative with your slow cooker this season and try whipping up something sweet! These "baked" apples, which are stuffed with dried fruits, rich butter, and heady brown sugar are an easy treat to try your hand at.

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Ingredients

6 cored Gala apples
1/2 cup
finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup
dried tart cherries
4 Tbsp.
soft butter
1/4 cup
brown sugar
1/4 tsp.
pepper
1
pinch salt
3/4 cup
apple juice
Ice cream, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1Trim bottom 1/4 inch off apples so they sit flat; place in 7- to 8-quart slow-cooker bowl.
2. Step 2In medium bowl, with fingers, combine pecans, cherries, soft butter, brown sugar, allspice, pepper, and salt. Stuff into centers of apples.
3. Step 3Pour apple juice around apples. Cover bowl with lid and cook on low 4 hours or until tender. Serve warm, with ice cream.