- 8 medium baking apples
- 1 cup apple or orange juice
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup shredded CRACKER BARREL 2% Milk Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup PLANTERS Chopped Pecans, toasted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove cores from apples to within 1/2 inch of bottoms of apples; pierce the skins with a sharp knife. Place apples in shallow baking dish.
- Combine juice, sugar and cinnamon; pour over apples.
- Bake 30 to 35 min. or until apples are tender, basting occasionally with the juice mixture. Remove apples from oven. Combine cheese, raisins and pecans; spoon evenly into centers of apples. Let stand 1 min.