The apple crop is wonderful this year. Here's a dessert project for a rainy fall weekend.
Healthy, too!
Baked Apples with Dates and Pecans
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
1/4 cup pitted diced Medjool dates
Juice of 1 orange + 1 tsp. zest
3/4 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
4 or 5 baking apples
1 tbs. melted butter
2 cups apple juice or cider
2 tbs. brown sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch + 1 tbs. water
Heat the oven to 350. In a small bowl, stir together the pecans, dates, salt, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, orange zest and juice.
Core the apples, and peel down about 1/3. Stuff the apples with the nuts/pecans, then brush with melted butter. Arrange apples in a 8x8 baking dish and add juice to the bottom. Cover tightly with foil and baked until the apples are very soft, but not mushy and falling apart. Transfer apples to serving plates.
Simmer the remaining pan juices in a small saucepan until reduced by about half. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon. Mix the cornstarch and water, add this mixture to the simmering pan and heat until thickened. Serve the apples drizzled with the thickened sauce. (And ice cream or whipped cream-- don't want to go overboard on the "healthy" thing :-)
1/4 cup pitted diced Medjool dates
Juice of 1 orange + 1 tsp. zest
3/4 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1/4 tsp. salt
4 or 5 baking apples
1 tbs. melted butter
2 cups apple juice or cider
2 tbs. brown sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch + 1 tbs. water
Heat the oven to 350. In a small bowl, stir together the pecans, dates, salt, 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, orange zest and juice.
Core the apples, and peel down about 1/3. Stuff the apples with the nuts/pecans, then brush with melted butter. Arrange apples in a 8x8 baking dish and add juice to the bottom. Cover tightly with foil and baked until the apples are very soft, but not mushy and falling apart. Transfer apples to serving plates.
Simmer the remaining pan juices in a small saucepan until reduced by about half. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon. Mix the cornstarch and water, add this mixture to the simmering pan and heat until thickened. Serve the apples drizzled with the thickened sauce. (And ice cream or whipped cream-- don't want to go overboard on the "healthy" thing :-)
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