Spiced Rum Baked Apples: A Pirate's Delight

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 tart green apples
• 2 tablespoons frozen blueberries, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons raisins, or to taste
• water, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons spiced rum
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. Core each apple, leaving the bottom intact to create a well. Fill each apple with the brown sugar mixture, almost to the top. Add a few blueberries, then top with a layer of the brown sugar mixture. Press a few raisins into the brown sugar mixture.
4. Pour enough water into a shallow baking dish to cover the bottom. Add walnuts, rum, vanilla extract, and cornstarch, then stir to combine.
5. Place the apples in the water mixture and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until the apples are slightly tender, approximately 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the sugar begins to caramelize, the water mixture thickens, and the apples are tender, about 15 minutes more. Stir the water mixture and spoon it over the apples. Let the apples cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 350 kcal
• Fat Content: 14 g
• Fiber Content: 4 g
• Sugar Content: 46 g
• Sodium Content: 93 mg
• Protein Content: 2 g
• Cholesterol Content: 31 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 53 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g