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Red Hot Candy Cinnamon Baked Apples

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  • Author: Stephanie Powers
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 45 min
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x

Description

Red Hot Candy Cinnamon Apples – A quick baked apple side dish that can be served hot or cold.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 6 medium baking apples, halved vertically from top to bottom and cored (Use your favorite variety – Jonagold, and Gala are good choices)
  • 2 Tablespoons of Red Hot candies or cinnamon imperial candies (affiliate link)
  • Enough water to barely cover the bottom of the baking dish (1/2-3/4 cup)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Halve and core the apples and place them cut side down in the bottom of a glass 9 by 13 baking dish.
  3. Sprinkle Red Hots in the bottom of the dish around the apples.
  4. Add enough water to just barely cover the bottom of the dish with 1/4 inch of water. You don’t want to make a sauce and dilute the cinnamon candies.
  5. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes, or until apple skins are generously wrinkled and their flesh is soft enough to cut with a fork.
  6. Serve hot or cold as a side dish, or with ice cream or whipped cream as a dessert.

Notes

  • Gluten-Free: These are gluten-free!
  • Vegan/Vegetarian: These are likely not vegan/vegetarian because Red Hots contain confectioner’s glaze, a possibly non-vegetarian ingredient.