Thursday, October 28, 2010

Gluten Free Baked Apples

This is one of my favorite gluten free desserts.  There's (of course) several ways I make it, depending on what works at the time.  This small recipe is great for 2 people, 1 serving each.  Multiply the recipe for more folks or to have leftovers.

Ingredients:
     1 thin-sliced apple
     sprinkle of cinnamon
     1-2 Tbsp. agave nectar or honey
     VERY small pinch of cloves (about 5-10 grains in the palm of my hand that I brush into the mixture)
    
Mix the ingredients together. 

For stovetop cooking, add 1 Tbsp of butter or oil to the mixture.  Simmer in small sauce pan or skillet until apples are soft and sauce is starting to thicken (20-25 minutes or so). 

For oven or toaster oven baking, add 1/2 c. water to the mixture and put in a greased glass dish.  Add 1 Tbsp. butter if desired.  Bake apples at 350°F for 30 minutes or until soft.  Stir occasionally to keep the top apples from drying out.

A yummy twist:  I had boiled cranberries for the juice and strained the berries out...  I added the strained-out berry mush to a 6-apple batch of these baked apples.  It turned out to be a great mixture!

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