Shelly's Recipe

CINNAMON NUT BAKED APPLES WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Category: Apples

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Four large baking apples
1 tablespoon reduced calorie margarine
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Preheat the oven to 375-degrees.

Place 1/4-cup water in an 8-inch square-baking dish.

In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon.

Core and peel the apples, but do not cut through the bottoms.

Place the apples in the baking dish and fill each with the brown-sugar mixture; dot with the margarine, then drizzle with the syrup.

Bake, basting the apples wit h the pan juices, about 40 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to dessert plates; cut in half.

Garnish with cinnamon sticks, if desired.