Caramel Baked Apples

Ingredients:

6 medium apples (about 3 pounds), cored

12 vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed

¼ cup butter, melted

3 Tbs. raisins

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

2 cups water

¼ cup packed dark brown sugar

18 caramels, unwrapped

Directions:

Remove 1 strip of apple peel about 1 inch from the top of each apple.  Stir cookie crumbs, 2 Tbs. butter, raisins, and cinnamon in bowl.  Stuff about 1 Tbs. cookie crumb mixture into each apple.

Stir water, brown sugar, and remaining butter in crock.  Place roasting rack into crock.  Place stuffed apples on rack.  Set Oven to 350° for 30 minutes.  Cover and cook until apple are tender, checking for doneness after 10 minutes of cooking time.

Carefully remove apples and rack from crock.  Add caramels to liquid in crock.  Set to Stove Top Medium.  Cook uncovered 5 minutes or until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly with wooden spoon.  Drizzle 2 Tbs. caramel sauce over each apple.