1/2 cup apple or orange juice
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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 minutes 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 minute.
Makes 8 servings.