Dessert: Honey-Glazed Baked Apples Filled with Dried Fruit

Using purchased mixed dried-fruit bits for the filling makes this comforting dessert a snap to prepare.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Honey, Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Honey-Glazed Baked Apples Filled with Dried Fruit

One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55. Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

4 large Golden Delicious apples (about 9 ounces each), unpeeled, cored
8 tablespoons mixed dried fruit bits
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
3 tablespoons honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each apple so that apples will stand upright. Place apples in 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish or 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Fill cored-out section of each apple with 2 tablespoons dried fruit bits. Pour apple juice around apples in dish. Drizzle honey over dried fruit filling and apples.
Bake apples until tender when pierced with skewer, basting frequently with pan juices, about 55 minutes. Serve warm, spooning pan juices over.

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