If you want a dessert that not only tastes delicious, but also fills your home with an irresistible, sweet aroma, it’s time to make Healthy Honey Baked Apples! Tart dried cranberries, brown sugar, and gooey honey turn this simple fruit mixture into an out-of-this-world sweet treat. Healthy Honey Baked Apples are beautifully baked to tender perfection, and they pair amazingly with rich vanilla ice cream for a dessert that will make you feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy.
Ingredients
- 2 medium tart apples
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon honey
- vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease an 8×4-inch glass loaf pan.
Step 3 –Core the apples and peel the top third portions, leaving the bottoms intact.
Step 4 –Place the apples into the prepared pan and top the apples with the cranberries.
Step 5 –In a small saucepan, combine the water, the brown sugar, and the honey and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar has dissolved.
Step 6 –Pour the sugar mixture over the apples.
Step 7 –Bake the apples, uncovered, basting them occasionally with the apple juices, until the apples are tender, about 35-40 minutes.
Step 8 –Serve the baked apples with the ice cream.