Easy Baked Apples

I haven't looked at my old applesauce recipe in a bit.  I spent 5 or more years eating no sugar of any kind, but that was not a sustainable way to eat for me.  These are fairly simple, very delicious and wonderful in either a bowl of oatmeal, or as the website I borrow it from suggests, warm over a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients:
3 pounds of apples (a pound each Granny Smith, Honeycrisp and Gala work great)
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cornstarch
lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 Tbsp butter


1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2) Peel the apples, cut and remove the core and slice about 1/3-1/2 inch thick

3) Add the apples to a large bowl or you can mix right in a pie dish or 2 quart baking dish.  Add the light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, cornstarch, lemon juice and vanilla extract.  Stir to combine.   If using a bowl, spoon the apples into a pie dish or a 2 quart baking dish.

4) Cut the butter into small squares and place them over the top of the apples.

5) Bake for 30 minutes, stirring after the apples have baked for 15 minutes.  This prevents the apples on the top from drying.  Bake until the apples are tender and soft.

6) Remove and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.  Serve warm

**Courtesy of houseofyumm.com