Baked Apples with Maple Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients

Baked Apples:

• 4 large, firm, tart apples, such as Fuji, Pink Lady, or Gala
• 1-2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Maple Yogurt Sauce:

• 3/4 cup lowfat yogurt, plain or vanilla
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1
   Baked Apples: Core the apples and remove the top inch of the skin.
2. 2
   Make a shallow cut just breaking through skin around the center of each apple to prevent skin from bursting.
3. 3
   Place the apples upright in baking dish or pie plate.
4. 4
   In small bowl, combine brown sugar, raisins, oatmeal, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until combined.
5. 5
   Spoon into center of each apple.
6. 6
   Add water to cover bottom of dish. Bake, uncovered, in 375-degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes for less firm apples, and up to 50 minutes for firm varieties, or until apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick.
7. 7
   Maple Yogurt Sauce: In bowl, combine yogurt and maple syrup. Pour over baked apples.