Baked Apples

There are lots of ways to eat apples. Here is one of the ways I like to make them so they can be part of a fancy meal. I have used Cortlands, Macintosh, Jonathans, and unidentified apples from a tree that a lady at church has. All are good. The Macs get a little mushy, but all of them taste great. Here's the recipe:

1 apple

1 tablespoon water

1/2 to 1 envelope Truvia

1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice (or a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice that you like.)

5 - 6 raisins

Wash and core the apple, and place it in a small bowl. I use a little glass apple dumpling bowl that I got from my mother. Pour the water over it. Then sprinkle on the Truvia and apple pie spice. Finally, put the raisins in the cup. I like putting a couple on top of the apple, and the rest in the core area, so they get a little plump from the water. Microwave on high for a minute and a half. If you like a softer apple, cook longer; for a firmer apple, cook for a shorter time.

This is not the apple dumpling bowl. As far as I remember, it is a dip container 

from an old chip and dip combo set I received . It works great, though!