Baked-Apples

Every year it seems like the seasons change too quickly for me to keep up. It had to be late July when everyone seemed to be excited for the fall. I hadn’t even had my fill of the summer when I started getting pre-fall sale emails featuring sweaters and jackets. And then, once September rolls around, the pools close and kids go back to school and all of a sudden we’ve skipped August altogether and moved straight into pumpkin-everything season.

It’s early September and it’s still 80 degrees out in DC – warm enough for the pools to stay open, but who am I to make the rules. And yet, Starbucks has already started selling their pumpkin spice lattes! There we go skipping all of September and jumping straight into October. Some of my friends have already started picking up said pumpkin spice lattes on their way to work … but I refuse to let go of the summer and indulge in my favorite fall coffee until it’s at least cool enough to strut a sweater and my boots.

In the meantime, September is a time for apple picking. So before I jump into pumpkin-flavored everything, let’s enjoy what little bit of late summer/early fall we have left.

Baked Apples

 

Baked Apples

Ingredients

  • 2 Red Delicious Apples
  • 1 tablespoon Granulated Brown Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Chopped Pecans
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Unsalted Butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Cut the apples in half, removing the seeds and core and place into a baking dish
  3. In a small bowl, mix together the pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon
  4. Melt ½ tablespoon of butter and brush over the apple halves
  5. Spoon the pecan mixture into the hollow portion of the apples and spread around the edges
  6. Cut the one tablespoon of butter into 4 pieces and place on top of each apple half (in the middle)
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes
  8. Serve with Caramel and/or Vanilla Ice Cream
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