Granola-Ginger Baked Apples

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup roasted almonds salted chopped
• 1.8 cups apple cider 
• 4 large jonagold apples 
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 0.3 cup cherry preserves 
• 0.3 cup crystallized ginger finely chopped
• 7 oz greek yogurt 
• 0.8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 4.5 oz oat-and-honey granola bars crushed finely

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Cut apples in half, cutting through stem and bottom ends. Scoop out core and pulp, leaving a 3/4-inch shell.
3. Cut about 1/4 inch from opposite side of apple, forming a flat base.
4. Stir together crushed granola bars and next 4 ingredients. Spoon mixture into apple shells, pressing to gently pack. Arrange apples in a 13- x 9-inch pan.
5. Pour cider around apples in pan.
6. Bake at 375 for 25 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender, basting twice with pan juices.
7. Place apples on a serving plate.
8. Add preserves to pan juices, and cook, over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 5 to 6 minutes or until thickened.
9. Serve apples with warm sauce and Greek yogurt.
10. Granola-Ginger
11. Baked Pears: Substitute 4 Bosc pears for apples. Proceed with recipe as directed.
12. Note: Baking times will vary greatly due to the ripeness of your fruit. Begin testing for doneness by inserting a wooden pick directly into the fruit (not granola mixture) after 25 minutes of baking. A wooden pick should be able to pierce the fruit easily with just a little resistance. Overcooking will lead to the fruit losing its natural shape and becoming mushy. For testing purposes only, we used Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey Crunchy Granola Bars.