- 1/4 cup pecans, finely chopped and toasted
- 1/4 cup Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 baking apples (Pink Lady, Pippin, or McIntosh work well)
- 1 tbsp butter (optional)
- Apple juice
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine pecans, dates, orange zest, orange juice, cinnamon, and salt. Stir.
Using a melon baller, core the apples, leaving half an inch at the bottom. Peel top edges. Stuff the apples with the pecan mixture and dot with butter (if desired).
Put apples in a baking pan. Pour about 1″ of apple juice over apples. Cover tightly with foil.
Bake for 40-60 minutes, till apples are tender but not mushy. Poke with a fork to test if done. Serve apples warm, drizzled with apple juice from the baking pan.
4 servings