Sweet Potato Stuffed Apples

Contributed by Ma-Pickle:

5 medium-size cooking apples
3 Tbs silvered almonds, divided
2 cups cooked mashed sweet potato
3 Tbs brown sugar
3 Tbs maple syrup
1 Tbs butter or margarine, melted
½ tsp grown cinnamon
¼ tsp salt

Core apples, starting at stem end, without cutting through opposite
end. Scoop out pulp to enlarge opening to 2 inches. Chop pulp, and
set aside
Place each apple shell on a 7-in square of aluminum foil.
Stir together chopped apple, 2 Tbs almonds, and next 6 ingredients.
Spoon evenly into apple shells; top with remaining almonds (Pat made a
crumble of pecans, brown sugar and put that on top). Pull foil up and
around sides of apples and place in lightly greased 11x7 inch baking
dish.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until tender.

Yields 5 servings