These apples are flavored with honey and cinnamon, along with raisins and sugar. The apples are simmered with a spiced sauce and raisins. This recipe for baked apples with cinnamon red-hots is another popular way to serve whole apples. Or you might like sharon's slow cooker baked apples. Use a good firm apple in this. Granny smith, golden delicious, gala, and jonagold are good choices. Feel free to add some crunch to the apples with chopped toasted pecans or walnuts, or sprinkle granola over the apples.