Post by JJ Judkins on Mar 9, 2011 9:56:53 GMT -6
SLOW-COOKER "BAKED" APPLES WITH CHERRY- WALNUT FILLING
4 firm apples
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, divided in half and cut in bits
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup pomegranate juice
1. Peel top half of each apple and remove core, leaving the bottom of the
apple intact. Run the tines of the fork around the peeled part of each apple
in a decorative pattern. Place the apples in a single layer in the bottom of
the slow cooker.
2. Combine cherries, walnuts, brown sugar, flour, 1 tablespoon of butter and
the cinnamon. Fill the cavities of the apples loosely with the mixture, and
sprinkle any remaining over the top. Dot the apples with the remaining
butter. Pour the pomegranate juice around (not over) the apples.
3. Turn slow cooker to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until apples are
tender. Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 280 calories, 2 g protein, 5 g fiber, 11 g
fat, 4 g saturated fat, 8 mg sodium
4 firm apples
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, divided in half and cut in bits
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup pomegranate juice
1. Peel top half of each apple and remove core, leaving the bottom of the
apple intact. Run the tines of the fork around the peeled part of each apple
in a decorative pattern. Place the apples in a single layer in the bottom of
the slow cooker.
2. Combine cherries, walnuts, brown sugar, flour, 1 tablespoon of butter and
the cinnamon. Fill the cavities of the apples loosely with the mixture, and
sprinkle any remaining over the top. Dot the apples with the remaining
butter. Pour the pomegranate juice around (not over) the apples.
3. Turn slow cooker to low and cook for 6 to 8 hours, until apples are
tender. Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 280 calories, 2 g protein, 5 g fiber, 11 g
fat, 4 g saturated fat, 8 mg sodium