Fruit & Nut Slow Cooker Baked Apples

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 large baking apples (rome or cortland)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup chopped dried apricot
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or 1/3 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 scoop out the center of each apple, leaving about 1/2 inch of the bottom.
• 2 peel top of apple down about 1 inch.
• 3 brush peeled edges with lemon juice.
• 4 mix apricots, nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 5 add melted butter and mix well.
• 6 spoon mixture evenly into apple cavities.
• 7 pour 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of slow cooker.
• 8 arrange apples in slow cooker.
• 9 cover and cook on low 3-4 hours, or until apples are tender.
• 10 (optional) serve warm with caramel ice cream topping.