Maple Baked Apples
Paleolithic Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
Apples with the top pared off and core removed are filled with dates and baked in a tasty mixture of pure maple syrup and grated lemon peel.
Recipe Ingredients
8 large tart red apples
1 cup pure maple syrup
16 dates
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
Recipe Directions
Pare top half of apples, remove cores. Place apples in a large baking dish. Stuff each one with 2 dates. Combine maple syrup with lemon rind and a little water. Pour over apples and bake at 375-degrees for 1 hour or until tender.
Baste with the syrup occasionally. Serve warm or chilled. Can be made ahead for a nice breakfast.
Nutrition Nibbles
Dates: Dates are considered a delicious addition to confectioneries and food around the world. Palestinians make excellent cookies with dates. Afghans add dates and figs to their cakes. Here in the U.S., dates are added to pudding, breads, spreads, and even sparkling date juices.
Maple syrup. Pure maple syrup is a 100 percent natural food, processed by heat concentration of pure maple sap. In pure maple syrup trace amounts of vitamins are present, mainly B2 (Riboflavin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine), PP (Niacin, B1), Biotin, and Folic Acid.
See also:
Cinnamon Apple Chips
Maple Magic Candy
14-Minute Maple Candy
Maple Flavored Syrup
