Baked Apples With Pecans And Maple Syrup Food

MAPLE PECAN BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Core apples. Peel top third of each apple. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/4-inch-deep line all around each where peel and flesh meet. Using small sharp knife, cut about 1 1/4-inch-wide, 1-inch-deep hollow in top of each apple. Cut off thin slice from bottom of each to allow apples to stand flat. Place apples in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Finely chop 2/3 cup pecans, raisins and coconut in processor. Transfer to small bowl. Mix in maple syrup, lemon peel, cinnamon and nutmeg. Divide filling equally among hollows in apples.
• Spread 1 tablespoon preserves over top of each apple and into hollows. Press 1 tablespoon chopped pecans atop each.
• Combine apple juice and butter in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until butter melts. Pour into dish around apples. Cover dish loosely with foil. Bake apples 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake until apples are tender, basting with juices every 10 minutes, about 35 minutes longer. Serve apples warm with pan juices.

BAKED APPLE-PECAN MAPLE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix together pancake mix, milk and egg until blended. Set aside.
• Pour melted butter in 9-inch pie plate. Place apple slices in bottom of pie plate. Sprinkle cinnamon and pecans over apples and drizzle syrup over top. Pour batter over apples.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Loosen edges and invert onto serving platter. Cut into wedges before serving.

STICKY MAPLE PECAN BAKED APPLES WITH TOFFEE FUDGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at gas mark 4/180°C/375°F.
• Core the apples and, with a sharp knife, cut a line round the middle of them.
• Put them in a roasting tin & press the butter, sugar & pecan nuts, alternately, in to the holes and press any excess on top.
• Put the Calvados, brandy or apple juice with the lemon juice and maple syrup into the tin.
• Put them into the oven and cook for about 40 to 50 minutes or until tender.
• Then take the tin out of the oven, remove apples to a plate or dish and pour the cooking juices and liquid into a saucepan. (Making sure, the nuts are not included - strain them out and put them back with the apples).
• When you want to eat pudding, put the saucepan on a high heat on the hob. Let bubble until reduced and thickened; it should be like a thick sticky syrup.
• Stir in the cream and let bubble again for a few minutes; pour this sticky toffee sauce over the apples and serve with an extra dollop of fresh cream or vanilla ice cream.

BAKED APPLES IN MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Core apples, remove seeds, peel away a bit of skin, and stuff with currants.
• Set in oven-proof baking dish.
• Combine lemon and apple juice with spices and maple syrup and pour over apples.
• Bake uncovered for about 45 minutes, basting often.
• Serve warm.

BAKED BRIE WITH MAPLE APPLES AND PECANS

Steps:

• set oven to 350F.
• Spread out the pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes, stirring once or twice, until fragrant. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the brown sugar, stir until dissolved. Add the apples and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Put the wheel of Brie in the center of your baking dish. Chop a few of the pecans for garnish, and arrange the others around the outer edge of the cheese, in 2 layers. Spoon the apples into the center, and arrange a few around the perimeter of the cheese. Top the apples with the chopped pecans.
• Heat the maple syrup in a small sauce pan until boiling and boil for 5 minutes.
• Drizzle the maple syrup over the apples, it will spill down the cheese and onto the sides.
• Cover loosely with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, or until everything is hot and the cheese is molten.
• Serve immediately with crackers or bread.