Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut off the top 1/3 of the apple. Use a spoon to dig out the seeds and core so that the walls of the apple are about 1/2 in. thick.
In a bowl, combine the goat cheese, rosemary, pine nuts, cranberries, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stuff mixture into the cavity of the apple.
In a glass baking dish, pour enough apple cider (I used apple jack and water because I didn’t have any cider) in the bottom to coat the dish. Place apple in dish and tent with aluminum foil so the apple doesn’t dry out. Cook 45 minutes.
After cooking, baste the apple flesh with liquid from dish. Let stand a few minutes before eating… it’ll be HOT!
*OPTIONAL: Drizzle apple with honey before eating.