Red Hot Baked Apples

Valentine’s Day is almost here, which of course means I can eat red hots all day long.  It doesn’t really, but I am using it as an excuse.  I love red hots.  They are in my top five favorite candies, and sometimes they are really hard to find.  Fortunately, they are always in the baking aisle at the grocery store to be used as decorations.  I can eat the whole container in a matter of minutes.  Here is a fantastic recipe from allrecipes.com using red hots, and it is super fun for Valentine’s Day.  There really are enough red-hot recipes out there.  Please share if you have some more!!

Red Hot Baked Apples

Ingredients:

6 apples
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup cinnamon red hot candies
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8×8-inch square pan.
Remove and reserve the tops of apples. Core the apples, leaving approximately 1/2 inch at the bottom. Arrange in the baking dish.
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and red hot candies. Fill each apple with the mixture. Replace apple tops. Sprinkle the remaining mixture over the apples.
Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until apples are tender.