Baked Apples by Sicut Cervus and Picklehead

And if you DO like baked apples, there's no easier and better way to do them than cored from the top -- but leaving 1/4" of core at the bottom -- with the core space crammed with walnuts and then maple syrup [REAL 100% maple syrup of course, not maple-flavored pancake syrup!] poured in and a little cinnamon sprinkled on top. Set them in 1/4" of water in a 375 degree oven and take them out when they are wrinkled and just beginning to collapse.

Or remove a few sausages from their casings and break them up into bits - saute for a bit, then stuff them into cored apples and pour maple syrup over them. Cook until the apples are soft and the skin is about to fall off them.