*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
               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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