Baked Apples Stuffed with Dates and Walnuts
Instructions:
An old-time favorite! The tops of the apples are cut off before
coring and used as a lid.
4 large, tart cooking apples
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 / 3 cup tightly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
Heavy cream or Vanilla Cream Sauce
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Cut off the tops of the apples about one-quarter of the way down; reserve tops with stems intact. Remove cores, being careful not to cut all the way through the bottoms.
- With a spoon, widen the center cores. Score each apple all around the middle with the tip of a paring knife to prevent wrinkling and sinking while baking. Combine the dates, walnuts, and cinnamon.
- Stuff the centers of the apples with the mixture, and replace the tops. Place apples in a shallow baking dish and pour 1/3 cup water into the dish.
- Sprinkle each apple with brown sugar and top with a little piece of butter. Bake 35 to 45 minutes, or until apples are cooked.
- Serve warm with cream or Vanilla Cream Sauce.