3 bears baked apples pecans Recipes

chopped toasted pecans, pitted and finely diced medjool dates, zest and juice of 1 orange, cinnamon divided, salt, baking apples , such as pink lady, pippin or mcintosh, butter, melted (optional), unfiltered apple juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, cool water

butter (1/2 cup), brown sugar, maple syrup, sliced bread, preferably french or cinnamon raisin (feel free to experiment), cream cheese, berries or thinly sliced , peeled apples, walnuts or pecans, chopped, or sliced almonds, eggs, milk (may need to adjust amount, depending on density of bread used), vanilla extract