Baked Apples with Dates, Almonds and Rum
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- Served Person: Serves 4
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- whipped cream
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- additional melted butter
- 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- Carbohydrate 89 g(30%)
- Cholesterol 149 mg(50%)
- Fat 33 g(50%)
- Fiber 10 g(39%)
- Protein 7 g(14%)
- Saturated Fat 15 g(74%)
- Sodium 21 mg(1%)
- Calories 684
Preparation 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.
Preparation 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.
