Published March 20, 2009 07:19PM
Campfire Baked Apples
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
4 teaspoons maple syrup
4 tart apples
At home
Mix all ingredients except syrup and apples in a zipper-lock bag.
In camp
Core the apples. Fill each apple halfway with spoonfuls of the spice mixture. Add one teaspoon syrup to each apple then top off with more spice mix. Wrap apples individually in foil and bury in warm, ashy campfire coals for about 20 minutes or until apples are soft. Serves four.