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             BAKED APPLES WITH DRIED CHERRIES & MAPLE CARA

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Apples                           Desserts
               Sauces                           Fruits

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    3/4   c            Dried tart cherries
    1/4   c            Cherry flavored brandy
  4                    Gala apples -- peel, core,
                       - halved

                       -----SAUCE-----
    1/2   c            Brown sugar -- packed
    1/2   c            Pure maple syrup
    1/2   c            Unsalted butter
                       Vanilla frozen yogurt

 Combine cherries and cherry brandy in a small bowl. Let stand until
 cherries plump, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 . Using melon baller,
 hollow center of each apple half. Arrange apples, cut side up, in glass
 baking dish. Fill centers with cherry mixture, dividing evenly. Combine
 brown sugar, maple syrup, and butter in heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer,
 stirring until melted. Drizzle sauce over and around apples. Bake apples
 until tender, basting frequently with sauce, about 55 minutes. Arrange
 apples on plates. Place scoop of vanilla yogurt alongside. Drizzle sauce
 over and serve.

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