Baked Apples with Cider Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- Baked Apples with Cider Syrup - Printer Friendly Recipe
- Makes 4 apples
- 4 large baking apples (rome beauty, golden delicious, jonagolds, honey crisp, etc)
- ¼ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup cider syrup*
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup boiling water
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1196g | |
| Calories 986 | |
| Calories from Fat 204 | 21% |
| Total Fat 23.74g | 30% |
| Saturated Fat 8.54g | 34% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium 113mg | 5% |
| Potassium 1459mg | 42% |
| Total Carbs 208.76g | 56% |
| Dietary Fiber 26.2g | 87% |
| Sugars 165.45g | 110% |
| Protein 5.41g | 9% |
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