Baked Cherry Apples

6-8 each medium sweet apples (Golden Delicious, Fuji, Gala) 3/4 cup Chukar Raspberry Cherry 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed tight 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped and toasted Preheat oven to 375F. In a small saucepan, stir together Chukar Raspberry Cherry Preserves and Topping, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, butter and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. Continue to cook 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Core apples and peel the top third of each apple. Place in a baking dish and spoon sauce over and inside each apple. Bake uncovered 35 minutes. Remove from oven and baste apples with sauce from bottom of dish. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with a knife. Cool at least 15 minutes before serving but in the meantime, toast the pecans on baking sheet in a pre-heated 200 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove and cool. To serve, spoon sauce over each apple and sprinkle with toasted pecans. Yields 6-8 apple servings

from Chukar Cherries - www.chukar.com