Baked Apples with Date-Peanut Filling

Ingre­di­ents:

• 4 app­les
• 1 tab­les­poon lemon juice (for the apple surfaces)
• 1 handful Dates
• 1 tbsp Cin­na­mon (plus ½ tab­les­poon for the apple leftovers)
• 2 tbsp glu­ten free oatmeal
• 3 tbsp map­le syrup
• 1 tab­les­poon pea­nut butter
• 4 tab­les­poons oat milk
• ½ tbsp vanil­la flakes
• juice of one lemon (for the filling)
• bana­na ice cream (to serve)

Pre­pa­ra­ti­on:

1. Prepa­re app­les: Cut the tops off the app­les and careful­ly hol­low them out. Brush the open are­as with a litt­le lemon juice to pre­vent them from tur­ning brown.
2. Prepa­re the fil­ling: Puree dates, 1 tab­les­poon cin­na­mon, 2 tab­les­poons oat­me­al, 3 tab­les­poons map­le syrup, 1 tab­les­poon pea­nut but­ter, 4 tab­les­poons oat milk and ½ tab­les­poon vanil­la flakes with a hand blen­der until a cre­a­my fil­ling is formed.
3. Steam­ing apple lef­to­vers: Sau­té the hol­lo­wed-out apple remains in a pan with ½ tab­les­poon of cin­na­mon and the remai­ning lemon juice until soft.
4. Fil­ling app­les: Pour the fil­ling even­ly into the hol­lo­wed-out app­les and lay­er the stea­m­ed apple pie­ces on top. Replace the apple lids.
5. Bake: Pre­heat the oven to 180 degrees top/bottom heat. Place the fil­led app­les on a bak­ing tray and bake for 20 minutes.
6. Ser­ve: Ser­ve the stuf­fed app­les warm with a por­ti­on of pure bana­na ice cream.

Bon appe­tit.