Bitsy's Kitchen. Dessert Recipes Stuffed Baked Apples with Caramel Sauce

Stuffed Baked Apples with Caramel Sauce
Apples: 3 ounces dried apricots, chopped 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 small Granny Smith apples, cored	Caramel Sauce: 1/2 cup evaporated skimmed milk 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon cornstarch Pinch salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350° F. To prepare apples, in small bowl, combine apricots, sugar and vanilla. Pack into apples. Wrap each apple in foil; bake until soft, 40-45 minutes. Meanwhile, to prepare caramel sauce, in small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup of the milk, the sugar, cornstarch and salt, stirring until smooth; stir in remaining milk. Bring just to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. To serve, unwrap and place each apple into a small bowl; drizzle one fourth of the caramel sauce over each.
Makes 4 servings

SERVING (1 APPLE, WITH SAUCE) PROVIDES: 1/4 Milk, 2 Fruits, 35 Optional
Calories; 1 gram Fat, 4 grams Fiber.

PER SERVING: 180 Calories, 1 g Total Fat, 0 g Saturated Fat, 1 mg Cholesterol, 75 mg Sodium, 43 g Total Carbohydrate, 4 g Dietary Fiber, 3 g Protein, 117 g Calcium