Baked Cinnamon Apples - An Autumn Treat

Baked cinnamon apples were an Autumn treat my mother used to fix when I was a kid.  Apples were plentiful in the Fall and the flavor just sort of went with Halloween, for some reason.  They are really simple to put together and kids seem to love them.  When my nieces and nephews were young, they waited every year at Halloween for me to fix these baked apples and call to have them come over to the house to share.

INGREDIENTS
6 Sweet Red Apples
10 Ounce Bag "Red Hot" Cinnamon Candy
3 Teaspoons Butter
3/4 Cup Water

PREPARATION
First thing to do is to core the apples.  You may use a paring tool with a sharp point on the end of it, or use a small sharp knife....and be careful!  Cut into the apple, around the stem, removing the core.  Continue to cut at the center of the apple until you have removed all the apple seeds.  When finished, wash the apples and put them into a Pyrex baking dish.  Add half a teaspoon of butter into the hole in the core of the apple.

Put 3/4 cup of water into a small saucepan.  Add the 10 ounces of "Red Hot" candies and heat on medium heat.  Continue to heat and stir the candy until it is completely melted.  Once the candy is liquefied, pour it into the center hole in the apple.  Let the liquid ooze over the outside of the apple, as well.

Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees.  Put the dish of apples into the oven and cook for 45 minutes.  The apples should be cooked through and soft, but still partly firm and not wrinkled up on the outside.  Let the apples cool on the counter for about 10 minutes, as they are really hot and the liquid candy is very hot, as well and will burn you!

To serve, place one apple into a bowl and add 1 or 2 scoops of Vanilla ice cream beside the apple and serve right away!  Dig the meat of the apple out of the skin, along with a bit of ice cream....hot and cold, cinnamon taste all together!

I hope you enjoy this simple treat as much as I do!  They just have that taste of Autumn to me and a reminder of the "good old days."

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