Sweet Baked Apples with Cherries and Citrus
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Preparation time: 2 minutes |
4 servings |
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Cooking time: 18 minutes |
105 calories per serving, 5% from fat |
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RealAge effect if eaten 12 times a year: |
RealAge-effect ingredients: |
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A great natural source of vitamin A, citrus fruits add freshness, sprightliness, and extra minerals, too, making your RealAge 1.1 days younger. |
Apples, cherries, tangerines, apple juice (fiber, antioxidants, flavonoids, potassium) |
ingredients
2 large baking apples, such as Rome Beauty
1¼ cups apple juice, preferably unfiltered organic juice
½ cup (2 ounces) dried pitted cherries
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 seedless clementines or tangerines, peeled, separated into segments
Mint sprigs (optional)
preparation
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut apples in half; cut out and discard core, seeds, and stems. Place ¼ cup of the apple juice in an 8-inch baking dish or casserole. Place apples cut sides down over juice. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until apples are tender.
Meanwhile, simmer remaining 1 cup apple juice in a small saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add cherries and cloves; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes, or until cherries are plumped, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in citrus sections.
Arrange apple halves cut sides up on serving dishes. Pour any remaining liquid from dish into cherry mixture and spoon the mixture over apples. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
substitutions: Dried cranberries may replace cherries. Baking apples cook more quickly and develop a softer texture when baked than eating apples. McIntosh apples are another good choice for this recipe.
tips: A little ground clove goes a long way; its zippiness is a perfect complement to this fall/winter dessert. Try studding each apple with two whole cloves, so that they are submerged in the apple juice as the apples bake. Remove the cloves before eating the apple, which will now be scented with zingy spice.
nutritional analysis
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Total fat (g) 0.5 |
Sodium (mg) 6 |
Vitamin A (RE) 45 |
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Fat calories (kc) 4.8 |
Calcium (mg) 18 |
Beta-carotene (RE) 273 |
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Cholesterol (mg) 0 |
Magnesium (mg) 13 |
Vitamin C (mg) 18 |
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Saturated fat (g) 0.1 |
Zinc (mg) 0.2 |
Vitamin E (mg) 0.4 |
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Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0.2 |
Selenium (mcg) 2 |
Thiamin B1 (mg) 0.1 |
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Monounsaturated fat (g) 0.1 |
Potassium (mg) 272 |
Riboflavin B2 (mg) 0.04 |
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Fiber (g) 2.8 |
Flavonoids (mg) 3.9 |
Niacin B3 (mg) 0.2 |
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Carbohydrates (g) 26.4 |
Lycopene (mg) 0 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.1 |
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Sugar (g) 22.8 |
Fish (oz) 0 |
Folic acid (mcg) 11 |
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Protein (g) 0.7 |
Nuts (oz) 0 |
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0 |