Baked Apples Filled With Dates And Pecans Recipes

BAKED APPLES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Using a sharp knife, core the apples to within 1/2 inch of the bottom while cutting a hole in the top of the apples for the filling. Place in baking pan.
• In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar and spices.
• Using a spoon, divide the spice mix equally between the cored out apples. Top spice mixture with the dates, dividing among the apples equally. Push firmly down to press the dates into the spice mixture. Top each with a cube of butter.
• Pour boiling water around the apples in the bottom of the baking pan. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes until apples feel soft when gently squeezed but not mushy. Remove from oven.
• Serve with a scoop of ice cream, spooning core liquid over ice cream while hot.

BAKED APPLES FILLED WITH DATES AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Combine the pecans, dates, orange zest and juice, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and stir to combine.
• Core the apples, leaving half an inch at the bottom, and peel the top edges. Stuff the apples with the pecan filling, then dot the butter on top or melt the butter and brush it on the apple tops.
• Put the apples in a baking pan, pour in about 1 inch of apple juice, and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, until the apples are tender but not mushy. Test for doneness by poking a fork into the apples; they should be tender and yield easily to pressure.
• Serve warm, drizzled with the warm apple juice from the baking pan.
• If you don't have dates or pecans, be creative! You can substitute currants or raisins and walnuts or almonds, and if nuts are a problem, you can simply omit them. You can use clarified butter if you like, or for a dairy-free version use coconut oil.
• Use a melon baller to scoop out the apple core; it's important to keep the base intact.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
• (per serving)
• Calories: 205
• Total Fat: 5.8g (0.5g saturated, 3.1g monounsaturated)
• Carbohydrates: 41 g
• Protein: 2g
• Fiber: 7g
• Sodium: 150mg

BAKED APPLES STUFFED WITH DRIED FRUIT AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Core apples with corer. Stand apples up and make 4 evenly spaced vertical cuts starting from top of each apple and stopping halfway from bottom to keep apple intact. Brush inside of apples with lemon juice and stand apples in a 9-inch ceramic or glass pie plate.
• Toss together apricots, currants, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Rub softened butter into dried-fruit mixture with your fingers until combined well, then pack center of each apple with mixture. Put a piece of remaining butter on top of each apple. Pour cider and vanilla around apples and cover pie plate tightly with foil.
• Bake in middle of oven, basting once, until apples are just tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until apples are very tender but not falling apart, 20 to 30 minutes more.
• Transfer to serving dishes and spoon sauce over and around apples. Serve with dollops of yogurt.

MAPLE PECAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Core apples. Peel top third of each apple. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep line all around each where peel and flesh meet. Using small sharp knife, cut about 1 1/4-inch-wide, 1-inch-deep hollow in top of each apple. Cut off thin slice from bottom of each to allow apples to stand flat. Place apples in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Finely chop 2/3 cup pecans, raisins and coconut in processor. Transfer to small bowl. Mix in maple syrup, lemon peel, cinnamon and nutmeg. Divide filling equally among hollows in apples.
• Spread 1 tablespoon preserves over top of each apple and into hollows. Press 1 tablespoon chopped pecans atop each.
• Combine apple juice and butter in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until butter melts. Pour into dish around apples. Cover dish loosely with foil. Bake apples 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until apples are tender, basting with juices every 10 minutes, about 35 minutes longer. Serve apples warm with pan juices.

PECAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Core apples and peel top third; fill with pecan mixture. , Place in a greased 8-in. square microwave-safe dish. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 8-12 minutes or until apples are tender. Drizzle with pan juices.