Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries.

Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries will bake up into a delicious old fashioned dessert for you to enjoy! Cranberries and apples are a great flavor pair, and before you know it, fresh cranberries will hit the markets. Why not have this recipe tucked away, and ready to go?

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Yep, like Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries...

You just never know! Often recipe development does turn out delicious!

When I threw the ingredients for Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries into the oven, I was not sure if it was going to be delicious. But I have a bit of philosophy that I bring to the kitchen each time I cook. I believe that simple wholesome ingredients cooked or baked together will always turn out edible, if not down right delicious. Recipe development does not come with a guarantee. But unless it was burned in the process of cooking/baking, honey, apples, and cranberries have no choice but to come out tasty. But I have to tell you, this will be made again and that is the reason I am sharing it today! That flavor combination is quite lovely and with the cranberry harvest happening now, you will want a few cranberry recipes, at the ready.

Cranberries are a favorite of mine to cook and bake with since our days living on the Long Beach Washington peninsula. Watching the harvest was not only interesting, but beautiful as well. The Cranberry bogs are flooded and the round berries float to the top of the water. Where they are gathered up in a floating paddock and then put into trucks to be transported to the processing plant.

Photos courtesy of The Cranberry Museum, Long Beach WA.

Some additional thoughts on this recipe:

Feel free to peel the apples if desired, we do not peel, either way will be fine.

While you might be thinking, who has cranberries available now! These came from my freezer because I keep them year round, in our house they are not just holiday food due to their delicious flavor and nutrition.

If you desire you may increase the honey, but we found that the amount listed is just right for our tastes. But an increase to 2/3 cup would definitely sweeten the pan.

Ingredients needed for this recipe:

apples
honey
whole cranberries
salt
cinnamon

You will also need the following:

baking pan, 9X13
cutting board
kitchen knife
paring knife
measuring spoons
measuring cups

Now we are ready to begin!

Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries.

by the seat of my pants

350-degree oven

UPDATED: 9.24.2024

6 small to medium sized apples

2 c whole cranberries, frozen is perfect for this recipe

1/2 c honey

salt

1/4 to 1/2 t cinnamon, use what you love

Place the honey and the cranberries in the 9X13 inch baking pan.

Sprinkle lightly with salt, then sprinkle with the cinnamon.

Place the pan into the oven to warm the honey while the oven preheats.

While the honey and cranberries are warming in the oven, wash, dry, and cut each apple in half from stem to blossom. Using a small paring knife, carefully cut out the core from each half of the apple, set aside.

When the honey and cranberries are warm, carefully remove the pan from the oven. Gently stir the honey mixture to mix well.

Add the apple halves to the pan, spooning some of the honey cranberry mixture into the cavity, bake for 15 minutes.

Remove the baking pan from the oven, and carefully turn the apples cut side down so they can bake in the juices from the honey and cranberries.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes more, or until the apples can be pierced easily with a fork. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Turn the apples over to serve, topped with a bit of vanilla yogurt or whipped cream to serve.

Storage options for Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to five days. You could freeze Honey Baked Apples and Cranberries, for longer storage, however expect a slight change in texture when thawed.

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Honey Vanilla Custard.

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