Hickory Smoked Apples
A wonderful way to use the fall apple harvest.
Associated Recipes: Apple Harvest
Category: Dessert
By: Miriam Schulingkamp
Photographer: Todd Zawistowski
Ingredients
6 firm sweet- tart apples like honey crisps or Fuji of Pink Ladies
3 T. apricot jam from American Spoon Foods
3 T. whipped cream cheese
3 T. dark brown Michigan beet sugar
3 T. unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups hickory chips
Preparation
1. Soak 1 1/2 cups of hickory chips in water for one hour, then drain.
2. Prepare charcoal grill for indirect grilling by setting up a three zone fire -- move the hot charcoal into two equal piles of either side of the grate. Place a disposable pan filled with water between the two hot charcoal piles.
3. Using a melon baller, hallow the core of the apple, creating a cavity in each apple. Take out the stem and the seeds but leave the bottom intact to hold in the filling.
4. Fill the cavity in each apple: 1/2 T. whipped cream cheese, 1/2 T. apricot jam, 1/2 T. dark brown sugar and top with a bit of butter.
5. Place apples on grill over drip pan -- do not place directly on heat. Add drained chips to both piles of hot coals. Cover grill and adjust vent holes to maintain a 350 degree fire for 45 minutes to one hour and a half. Apples should be a beautiful brown and soft to the touch. Serve at once.
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