Almond-Stuffed Baked Apples with Caramel-Apple Sauce

Name: Almond-Stuffed Baked Apples with Caramel-Apple Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 118 milliliters apple cider; 4 Braeburn apples, halved; 1 Tbsp brandy; 1 teaspoon butter; 2 teaspoons butter, melted; 1 large egg white; 1 Tbsp Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur); 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Dash ground nutmeg; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Dash salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps water

Almond-Stuffed Baked Apples with Caramel-Apple Sauce might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 211 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. If you have grand marnier, dash of ground nutmeg, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare filling, place almonds in a food processor; process until finely ground.

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Almonds

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Combine ground almonds, sugar, and next 5 ingredients (through egg white), stirring until well combined.

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Almond Meal

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Sugar

To prepare apples, core, remove seeds, and carefully scoop out 1 tablespoon from each apple half to form a cup.

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Apple

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Cut a thin slice off the rounded side of each apple half to make a flat surface; place apples cup-side up on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.

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Apple

Jelly

Roll

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Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle generously over apples. Spoon about 1 tablespoon filling in cup of each apple half.

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Cinnamon

Apple

Sugar

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until apples are golden and tender.

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Apple

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To prepare sauce, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat (do not stir) until mixture begins to brown; gently tilt pan and swirl to evenly brown mixture. Reduce heat to low; slowly add cider, stirring constantly.

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Sauce

Sugar

Water

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Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients.

Serve over apples.

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Apple

Wine note: Since this dessert is not supersweet, it's perfect for wine pairing. Very sweet desserts are harder to pair because they can make wine taste dull or neutral. A terrific choice is Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise from Jaboulet, France. The 2001 is about $16 for a 375-milliliter half-bottle. Just a small glass of this wonderfully opulent wine will make the baked apples taste like a three-star dessert course. -Karen McNeil

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