Baked Apples with Plums, Feta, Almonds and Honey

A Mediterranean treat with lusty flavor and buckets of nutrients

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Baked Apples with Plums, Feta, Almonds and Honey

2 medium apples

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 Italian prune plums, cut in eight wedges

1 teaspoon butter, cut in small bits

4 teaspoons crumbled feta

4 teaspoons sliced almonds

2 teaspoons honey (or more to taste)

1. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Peel the bottom half of the apples; remove the core without cutting through the bottom of the apple. Run the tines of a fork around the apples (both peeled and unpeeled areas) to make a decorative pattern. Roll the apples in the cinnamon, brushing the excess off so the cinnamon lodges in the pattern made with the fork.
3. Nestle the plum slices in the cavity of the apple and place the bits of butter between the slices. Place the apples in the baking dish and pour 1/2 cup water in the pan. Bake for 30 minutes, and replenish the water in the pan is dry. Bake until the apple is tender, about another 15 minutes.
4. Place each apple on a plate and sprinkle with half the feta and almonds. Drizzle with honey and serve immediately.

Makes 2 servings

179 calories, 2 g protein, 6 g fiber, 5 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 72 mg sodium

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