Recipe - Baked Apples With Creamy Topping

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Three fourths cup Dried tart cherries
One fourth cup Cherry flavored brandy
4 Gala apples; peel, core,
halved

SAUCE
One half cup Brown sugar; packed
One half cup Pure maple syrup
One half cup Unsalted butter
Vanilla frozen yogurt

Combine cherries and cherry brandy in a small bowl. Let stand until
cherries plump, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350~. Using melon baller,
hollow center of each apple half. Arrange apples, cut side up, in glass
baking dish. Fill centers with cherry mixture, dividing evenly. Combine
brown sugar, maple syrup, and butter in heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer,
stirring until melted. Drizzle sauce over and around apples. Bake apples
until tender, basting frequently with sauce, about 55 minutes. Arrange
apples on plates. Place scoop of vanilla yogurt alongside. Drizzle sauce
over and serve.

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