Baked Apple Treats...Healthy, Quick and Easy

Baked Apple Treats

Ingredients:

• Red Delicious apples
• Cinnamon

Equipment:

• microwave proof dish with a lid, for example, Corning ware or Pyrex

1. Cut apples into one bite pieces…discard cores and stems.
2. Put in microwave/oven proof casserole…apples can be piled high and lid balanced on top, because as apples cook they will sink down.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.
4. Cook in microwave (in 5 - 10 minute intervals so liquid will not boil over) minutes depending on power level of microwave and quantity of apples.
5. Test softness of apples with fork…remove from oven when desired texture is reached.

1. Slice 8 apples in semicircle…discard cores and stems.
2. Arrange in 9 inch pie plate.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste, and cover with foil. Multiple layers can be arranged. (Sprinkle the underlayers with cinnamon too.)
4. Bake in oven at 350°F for approximately 1 hour.
5. Time will depend upon temperature and quantity of apples. Check after 45 minutes. Some of the skin will get crunchy...using a convection oven will enhance crunchiness.