Recipe: Honey-Baked Apples

Honey-Baked Apples

6 large Rome or Fuji apples
6 tsp. honey
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp. sugar
pinch nutmeg
1 orange

Core apples, being careful not to cut all the way through. Peel about 1/3 of the way down from the stem end.

Combine honey and orange juice; pour into centers of apples. Set in baking dish. Pour a little hot water in bottom of pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until apples are tender. Sprinkle tops with a little sugar and nutmeg.

Run under broiler to glaze. Quarter orange slices and tuck them in center of apples after glazing.

Source: Virginia State Apple Board

Makes 6 servings