4 even baking apples like Rome Beauty or Pippin
Water
Lemon juice

FILLING:

3 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
3 tbsp. chopped walnuts
3 tbsp. grated coconut

TIPS:

You can prepare the filling in advance, cover and refrigerate. Warm to at least room temperature before filling apples.

PREPARATION:

1. Rinse apples. Cut in halves. Core. Do not peel. Place apples in cold water with lemon juice.

2. Prepare filling. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add sugar, flour, cinnamon and cloves. Heat.

3. Add chopped nuts and coconut. Mix to blend.

4. Remove apples and pat dry.

5. Place apple halves in ovenproof dish. Fill holes with nut mixture and mound filling on top of each apple.

6. Bake apples at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes or tender and filling is golden brown.