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How to Make Baked Apples in Spicy Apricot SauceSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES COOK TIME: 30 MINUTES SKILL LEVEL: EASY
INGREDIENTSSKILL LEVEL: EASY
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| 2 tbsp | |
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| 3 c | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
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PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
Use 4 apples. Preheat oven to 375 F.
Step 1: The Apricot Compote
Chop dried apricots, cover with water and boil. When soft, let cool and blend in a food processor. Add sugar and ghee. Continue simmering until apricot sauce becomes thick. Finally, remove from heat, stir in vanilla and spices, cover, and let stew an additional 5 minutes.
Step 2: The Apples
Meanwhile, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Core the apples, keeping the bottom intact. Place apples in a baking pan with the boiling water. Set in the oven. When apricot sauce is ready, spoon the sauce into the center of the apples and return to the oven. Bake 30-40 minutes or until soft. Occasionally, baste the apples in the sauce.
Step 3: Serve Hot
Garnish with additional cinnamon and nutmeg if desired. Serve hot, to the delight of your guests.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
This Halloween health treat promises to chase away the goblins of winter. As the crisp temperatures of fall tempt you to long evenings nestled up in front of the fire, baked apples and spices warm your heart. Spicy apricot sauce adds a rustic depth to the baked apples.
A Delight for Your Tummy
Cooked apples aren't just sweet and soothing. There's a reason why your body loves them. A cooked apple a day keeps the doctor away. As much as apples make your mouth water, their sourness encourages gastric juices, and thus good digestion. Apples and apricots both have plenty of fiber to bulk up stools, cleansing your digestive tract. Cooked fruits are very easy to digest, even for the elderly and those weakened by disease.
Strengthen Your Liver
In the fall, the liver becomes deficient as your body uses all available fats to insulate itself from the winter. Malic acid in apples, supported by sweet and sour tastes, acts as a natural liver tonic. Apricots contain ample beta carotene to support the liver as well. Ghee provides the fuel to weather the dropping temperatures of late fall, not to mention adding a smooth, rich texture to the apricot sauce.
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Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
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A class of laxative that adds bulk and water to stools. The large size of the stool stimulates peristalsis so the stool can pass more easily through the colon. It is important to drink plenty of water when using high fiber laxatives, as they can be dehydr
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Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
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Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.
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The addition of dairy and nuts might make this combination difficult to digest. While no doubt delicious, in classical Ayurveda, dairy, nuts, and fruits should not be mixed together.
Dear Cynthia, You are correct that this recipe provokes Kapha only mildly. Whenever your Kapha is balanced, it's probably safe to indulge a bit! Especially if it helps protect one from more intense food cravings.
Can you please tell me can cooked or baked apple be mixed with nuts and seeds that are also baked in oven?(together)
You could certainly try mixing the cooked apples with roasted nuts or seeds. Let us know what you think!
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