Baked Apples and Pears with Almonds

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Ingredients

4 small Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples and/or pears (can also substitute any variety of apple as available or on sale)
1/4 cup unsalted almonds (chopped)
2 Tbsp dried, unsweetened cranberries or raisins
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp honey

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Fill a small baking dish with 1/4 inch of water. Set aside.

Cut 1/2 inch off the top of the apples. Reserve the tops. Using a spoon or paring knife, core out the apples, leaving the bottoms intact.

In a small bowl, combine the almonds, cranberries and cinnamon, stirring gently. Drizzle the honey over the almond mixture, stirring until the almonds and cranberries are coated.

Spoon the almond mixture into the apple cavities. Replace the tops. Place the apples in the baking dish. Bake, covered loosely with aluminum foil, for 30 minutes. Remove the foil. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the apples are tender and lightly golden.