Hazelnut baked apples

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 larges Baking apples
Lemon juice
½ cup Chopped Oregon hazelnuts
¼ cup Diced, pitted dates
1 tablespoon Butter; softened
½ cup Sugar
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Water
¾ cup Dry sherry
Light cream

Directions

Core whole apples and pare ⅓ of the way down. Brush with lemon juice. Mix together hazelnuts, dates and butter; stuff into center of apples. Pile any extra mixture on top. Place in lightly buttered baking dish. In saucepan, mix together sugar and cinnamon; stir in water. Stir over medium heat until mixture boils; simmer gently 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in sherry. Spoon over apples. Bake in 350 oven for 1-¼ hours, or until apples are tender, basting occasionally with syrup in pan. Serve warm or cold with cream.

* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board

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