Cranberry Baked Apples
With orange yogurt
A fantastic starter dish for cold winter mornings. The aroma of the apples and spices mingling in the oven will be sure to get even the laziest sleepyheads to the breakfast table.
5 Apples (Granny Smith)
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cups dried cranberries
3/4 cups chopped nuts
3/4 cups plain or flavored granola
2 Tbsp butter, cut into pieces
cinnamon & cloves
apple juice
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/8 cup frozen orange concentrate
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Halve and core apples. Score top of each apple in a cris-cross fashion. Line bottom of two large Pyrex dishes with brown sugar and spices. Set apples on top, cut side down. Sprinkle cranberries, nuts and granola over apples. Top with butter pieces.
When ready to bake, pour in apple juice about 1/3 up side of apples. Bake at 325-350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Apples should be tender but still retain their shape. Serve apples with the cris-cross side up and top with lots of mixture from pan. Whisk together orange juice and yogurt and top each apple with a dollop. Garnish with an edible flower and mint leaf.
Serves 10.
