Apple Whiskey Barrels

Combine cherries, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon rind, and bourbon in a small bowl; stir well, and set aside.

Core apples three-fourths of the way through. (Do not cut through bottom). Peel top third of each apple. Place in a baking dish. Fill centers of apples with cherry mixture.

Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar in bottom of dish. Pour boiling water into baking dish. Bake at 400F for 45 minutes or until tender, basting apples once with syrup from pan.