Sweet Smoked Granola Caramel Apples

Ingredients:
2 large apples
1 C your favorite granola
1/4 C sugar
1 TBL cinnamon
1/4 C flour
1/4 C softened butter
1 tsp cornstarch
1/2 C water

Bear Naked Granola

Ground Cinnamon

Melon Baller

Instructions:
1. Preheat smoker (or oven) to 375 degrees F
2. Grease cookie sheet
3. Start to prep apples by slicing off the tops
4. Use a melon-baller or spoon to hollow out the insides (be sure to remove all seeds)
5. Place apple “bowls” on the greased cookie sheet
6. In a medium bowl stir together the granola, sugar, cinnamon, flour, and butter until evenly combined
7. Fill apple bowls with the granola mixture
8. In a small bowl mix water with cornstarch until smooth (called a slurry)
9. Pour cornstarch slurry around the base of the apples in the pan
10. Place pan in smoker (or oven) and bake for 20-30 minutes or until apples are tender, granola is crisp, and caramel sauce has formed around apples
11. Serve warm drizzled with caramel sauce from the pan. Add a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream for added deliciousness. Yuuuuuummmmm!!