Caramel-Pecan Baked Apples
8
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 5 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 55 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
You might like to serve these at Halloween. They’re good for adults and kids, giving them something sweet and delicious (other than candy) to enjoy.
Ingredients
Dried dates
1 medium, pitted and chopped
Raisins
1 Tbsp, dark, coarsely chopped
Chopped pecans (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
1 Tbsp
Packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp
Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp
Ground nutmeg
⅛ tsp
Apple
2 large, Rome variety
Unsalted butter
1 tsp, cold, cut into small pieces
Regular caramel topping
2 Tbsp, sauce
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Pour 1/4 cup water into an 8-inch square baking dish.
2
Toss together the dates, raisins, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Core the apples with a small knife, but do not cut all the way through to the bottoms. Peel about 1/2 inch of skin from the tops of the apples. Fill the apples with the date mixture; stand in the baking dish and dot the filling with the butter.
3
Transfer the apples to dessert plates with a slotted spoon. Drizzle with the caramel sauce. Yields 1 baked apple and 1 tablespoon caramel sauce per serving.
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