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Baked Apples With Dates, Almonds And Rum
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. plus 1 1/2 tbsps. unsalted butter melted plus additional for brushing
- 1/4 c. dark rum
- 1/4 c. apple juice
- 1/2 c. golden sugar packed
- 2 lrg egg yolks
- 1 Tbsp. whipping cream
- 2 tsp chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 2 tsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 1/2 c. toasted almonds finely minced
- 6 x pitted dates minced
- 4 lrg Golden brown Delicious apples (about 2 pounds) Whipped cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 1/4 c. butter, rum and apple juice in 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish. Mix brown sugar, egg yolks, whipping cream, ginger, flour, lemon peel and remaining 11/2 Tbsp. melted butter in small bowl till smooth. Fold in almonds and dates. Set aside.
- Slice off top of apples, and 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 mix. Arrange apples in prepared dish. Brush exposed apple surfaces with additional melted butter.
- Bake about 45 min, brushing occasionally with juices and covering loosely with foil if filling is browning too quickly. Serve hot with whipped cream.
- Makes four servings.
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