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Honey baked apples are a seasonal and savvy way to use up the left over dribs and drabs of dried fruit that are haunting our kitchen cupboards. Here's Dorrie Greenspan's recipe.

Greenspan suggests making the apples just a little more fancy and seriously French-y by topping them with meringue.

More Fall Favorites from Serious Eats:
• Re-purpose Eggplant Teacups for Serving Soup
• Meryl Streep to Play Julia Child in a Movie
• Gild Sweet Potatoes with Maple Syrup
• Paging Through Bittman's Vegitarian Cookbook