Sunday, January 13, 2013

Food Art: Roasted Apples with Cinnamon and All Spice

A month ago (today!) I started on the journey of getting healthy.
While on this journey I have found that good food can taste delicious AND be good for you too.
 
I'm a photographer. I'm an artist. I'm a mom. I'm a wife. And now...
I'm a cook :)
And I have learned to enjoy it.
 
So, I'm going to do something new and start sharing some AWESOME recipes I have found.
 
Enjoy!
 
 
 
 
 
Roasted Apples With Cinnamon and All Spice
(I call it "Christmas Apples" because they taste like "Christmas" to me!)
 
Serves 4
 
What you will need...
4 Apples (any apple you prefer)
1/2 cup of sugar (or if you prefer, do a 1/4th of Splenda)
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. all spice
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. salt
4 cinnamon sticks
2 cups water
 
What to do...
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Core apples; peel away top third of skin on each apple. Place apples in a small baking dish; set aside.
 
2. Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Place a cinnamon stick in center of each apple. Pour water around apples. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake 45 to 50 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
 
OR MICROWAVE:
Prepare apples as directed, reducing water to 1/2 cup; loosely cover dish with plastic wrap. Microwave on high 5 to 6 minutes, checking every 2 minutes.
 
 
 
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