My favorite soda is Diet Cherry Coke and one of my favorite fruits of the fall is apples. I was very anxious to try this recipe that pairs the two. I loved it! The only thing I tweeked was the use of raisins. I’m not much on those.
Ingredients: [‘raisins’, ‘walnuts’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘ground cinnamon’, ‘granny smith apples’, ‘diet cherry soda’, ‘butter’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup other dried fruit, if desired “,”2 tablespoons chopped walnuts”,”1/2 cup splenda brown sugar”,”1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided “,”4 medium granny smith apples, cored “,”3/4 cup diet cherry soda”,”2 teaspoons butter”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Preheat oven to 375 degrees.’, ‘In a small bowl, combine raisins, walnuts, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon. Place apples in baking dish. Fill the center with the fruit/nut mixture.’, ‘Pour the soda over the apples. Dot each apple with 1/2 teaspoons butter. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon.’, ‘Bake until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve with sauce from the baking dish.’]