Baked Apples With Pecans And Maple Syrup Recipes

BAKED APPLES WITH PECANS AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• While the oven is pre-heating, pop the pecans in on a roasting tray for 10 minutes to crisp up (but keep an eye on them they shouldn't go too brown. Meanwhile, wipe the apples and use a corer to remove the stalks and cores then with a paring knife make a small incision all round the waist of each apple. Arrange them in a roasting tin, leaving some space between each one.Now chop up the crisped pecan nuts, fairly coarsely, and fill the centres of the apples with them. Scatter the rest of them around the apples, then drizzle a tablespoon of maple syrup into the centre of each apple and over the skins. Drizzle the last tablespoon over the nuts on the base of the tin. Transfer the roasting tin to the centre of the oven, and cook for 1¼ hours until the apples are tender. Serve each apple with a spoonful of the syrupy nuts and a helping of custard (or cream or crème fraiche, it's up to you).

SAUTEED MAPLE SYRUP APPLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add apples; cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 5 minutes total. Stir in syrup and salt; reduce heat to low. Simmer until apples are soft, about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

BAKED APPLE-PECAN MAPLE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together pancake mix, milk and egg until blended. Set aside.
• Pour melted butter in 9-inch pie plate. Place apple slices in bottom of pie plate. Sprinkle cinnamon and pecans over apples and drizzle syrup over top. Pour batter over apples.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Loosen edges and invert onto serving platter. Cut into wedges before serving.

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.

BAKED BRIE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cheese on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate; cool about 20 minutes.
• While cheese cools, place nuts on a clean baking sheet; bake until toasted and fragrant, 7 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle nuts over cheese.
• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and maple syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; simmer until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle warm sauce over slightly cooled cheese and nuts; serve with crackers or baguette.

OVEN-BAKED GRAINS WITH PECANS AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat a 9- or 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add grits and millet. Toast, stirring, until grains smell fragrant, a bit like popcorn, 3 to 5 minutes, and remove from heat. Add the salt and water and stir.
• Place pan in oven and bake for 50 minutes. Stir in butter and honey or maple syrup and return to oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until the mixture is no longer watery. Remove from heat and serve, topping each bowl with a drizzle of maple syrup and a sprinkling of toasted pecans. Add milk if desired.

BAKED APPLE AND PEAR WITH OATS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper.
• Combine apple and pear in the parchment-lined baking dish and drizzle maple syrup and vinegar over the fruit. Sprinkle with cinnamon and toss gently to combine. Sprinkle oats and pecans evenly over the top without mixing them in. They are meant to stay on top to become a bit crunchy.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until oats are lightly browned and crunchy and the fruit is soft and juicy, about 30 minutes.