Ingredients
- 6 large baking apples (Rome Beauties, Pippins, or Golden Delicious)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup cut up dried calimyrna figs or 1/2 cup black mission fig
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup chilled heavy cream (optional)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°; lightly butter a 13×9 inch baking dish.
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Core apples; using a vegetable peeler, remove a 1-inch wide strip around the top of each apple; place the apples in the prepared baking dish.
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Lightly brush a food processor bowl and blade with the vegetable oil and finely chop the figs and walnuts.
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Add in the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon; process until blended; transfer the mixture to a small bowl.
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Stuff the cored apples tightly with the fig mixture, mounding any extra on top of the apples.
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Bake the apples, basting them occasionally, with any juices that form, until tender when pierced with a metal or wooden skewer, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Serve warm, either plain or with heavy cream.