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Baked Apple and Cranberries

Cost/Serving: $1.04
Yield: [1 serving] / Serving Size: 1 apple
Ingredients:
1 baking apple (try Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, or Braeburn)
Dash of cinnamon to taste
1 Tablespoon dried cranberries
1 teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon butter

Directions:
1. Wash apple and remove core (seed area), leaving the bottom to hold in the filling.
2. Place the apple in a microwave-safe container.
3. Sprinkle cinnamon around the top of the apple and in the hole.
4. Fill the center of the apple with cranberries, pressing down if needed.
5. Top the cranberries with the brown sugar and butter.
6. Cover loosely with wax paper.
7. Microwave on high for about 2½ minutes or until apple is soft when poked through the center hole with a fork. Cool slightly.

Tips

Try using a corer or paring knife and small melon baller or the tip of a vegetable peeler to remove the core.

Try fresh cranberries, raisins, or other dry fruit in the center.

For additional servings, increase the cooking time about 1 minute for each apple.

To bake in the oven, preheat to 375°F, place apple in a 9 inch x 13 inch baking dish, pour 1 cup water into the baking dish, and bake 30-40 minutes or until apple is tender.

Serve for breakfast or dessert!

Adapted from foodhero.org.

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