Date Filled Baked Apple 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.

DATE-FILLED BAKED APPLE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar, dates, walnuts and cinnamon. Peel top half of apple and remove core; place in a small baking dish. Fill with the date mixture. Combine water and remaining brown sugar; pour over apple., Cover and bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until apple is tender, basting occasionally. Serve warm with whipped cream.

BAKED STUFFED APPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut the stem out of the apple and hollow out the center until it is about 1 1/2 inches wide without going through the bottom. In a small cup, stir together the cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Set aside half of this mixture, and mix the rest with the cream cheese and dried cranberries.
• Sprinkle some of the reserved cinnamon sugar into the apple's cavity. Fill with the cream cheese mixture, and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar on the top. Place the apple in a small baking dish.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the apple is tender enough to easily pierce with a fork.

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 STUFFED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix cranberries, almonds, butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Fill each apple cavity evenly with the mixture and place in a baking dish. Add water to the leftover filling and pour around apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven, basting twice with the liquid from the baking dish, until apples are tender, 50 to 60 minutes. Serve warm.

STUFFED BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Cut off the top of four apples and remove the hearts.
• Chop the pecans and the extra apple into small pieces. In a small bowl, mix the apple and the pecans with cinnamon and sugar. Add the vanilla and the egg and whisk them for a few seconds.
• Fill the four apples with the pecan mix.
• Bake the apples in a preheated oven (350°F) for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle some powdered sugar to decorate.

BAKED APPLES WITH DATES, ALMONDS AND RUM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix 1/4 cup butter, rum and juice in 8 x 8 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Mix sugar, egg yolks, 1 tablespoon cream, ginger, flour, lemon peel and 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in small bowl until smooth. Mix in almonds and dates.
• Using melon baller, scoop out stem end and entire core of apples, being careful to leave bottom intact. Using vegetable peeler, remove 1-inch-wide strip of peel from around top of cavity. Pack cavities to top with almond mixture. Arrange apples in prepared dish. Brush exposed apple surfaces with additional melted butter.
• Bake until tester inserted into apple meets little resistance, brushing occasionally with juices and covering loosely with foil if filling is browning too quickly, about 45 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.