Baked Apples With Dried Cherries and Maple Syrup

From "Everyday Food" No.26 (Oct. 2005).

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  apples
• 1⁄3 cup dried cherries
• 1⁄3 cup walnut pieces
• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3  tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
• 3  tablespoons  gingersnaps, crushed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Core apples, making a 3/4"-wide cavity, stopping 1/2" from the bottom. Peel top inch of apples and fill with cherries and walnuts. Arrange in an 8" square baking dish.
3. Drizzle maple syrup over apples and top each with 1/2 tablespoons butter.
4. Bake, basting occasionally, until apples are tender (45-60 minutes).
5. Transfer apples to a plate. Pour the liquid fro the baking dish into a bowl; whisk in sour cream. Drizzle over apples and sprinkle with crushed gingersnaps.