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

Makes 4 Servings.

INGREDIENTS

  • 4large golden delicious apples (about 9 ounces each), unpeeled, cored
  • 8tablespoons mixed driedfruit bits
  • 1/2cup unsweetened apple juice
  • 3tablespoons honey

    DIRECTIONS

    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 8×8x2-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 panjuices, about 55 minutes. Serve warm, spooning pan juices over.