Rockin Baked Apples with Dates and Pecans
From clbacon 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A tasty dessert using delicious fall apples!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped, toasted pecans shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped, pitted dates shopping list
- Zest and juice of one orange shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 4 baking apples, such as McIntosh or your choice shopping list
- 1 tablespoon of melted butter shopping list
- 2 cups of apple juice - unfiltered is good shopping list
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar shopping list
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch shopping list
- 1 tablespoon water shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350 degrees;
- In a bowl, stir together pecans, dates, orange zest and juice, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and salt;
- Core the apples, leaving 1/2 inch at the bottom, and peel just the top edges of each;
- Stuff the apples with the pecan/date mixture;
- Brush the tops with melted butter;
- Arrange apples in baking dish, and add apple juice to the bottom of the dish;
- Cover tightly with foil;
- Bake until apples are tender but not mushy - 35 to 45 minutes;
- Transfer baked apples to serving platter;
- Pour juices from the baking dish into a small saucepan;
- Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes until reduced by half;
- Add brown sugar and remaining cinnamon, stirring until dissolved;
- In seperate small bowl, mix cornstarch and water; add to mixture in saucepan and heat until thickened;
- Serve apples immediately with sauce.
- Note: I plan to try this using a bit of bourbon for part of the liquid......mmmmm......
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great tasty recipe thanks high5
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A delicious, I can taste it,A great recipe.
I will have to try this.
You got my 5.
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This sounds just fab! thank you for an unusual fancy treat. 5555555555555
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