APRICOT BAKED APPLES

2 Large apples, preferably Rome Beauty or Golden Delicious
1/3 Cup apple juice
4 Teaspoons no-sugar-added apricot jam
4 Teaspoons quick-cooking (not instant) oatmeal
2 Cinnamon sticks
1 Teaspoon sugar
1 Teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400F. Halve the apples and core them. In a small bowl, mix jam and oats into a paste. Divide the paste among the four apple cavities. Put the apples, cut side down, in a baking dish. Put the cinnamon sticks in the baking dish. Whisk together apple juice, sugar, and lemon juice. Pour around the apples. Cover and bake until apples are tender when pierced, about 30 minutes. Serve apples cut side up and spoon the pan juices over them.

Serving size: 1 Apple
Calories: 136
Fat: 0.5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Carbohydrate: 32 g
Protein: 2.4 g
Sodium: 6 mg

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