Description
Delicious baked apples stuffed with a mixture of nuts, dried fruits, and spices, perfect for a warm dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups nuts: combination of pecans and walnuts
- 1 tsp freshly grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup dried cherries
- 1/4 cup pitted dates (medjool are recommended)
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 2 tsp whole fennel seeds (toasted and lightly ground)
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp orange juice or water
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 6 medium-sized apples: Honey Crisp, Gala, Johnathan, Braeburn, Pink lady
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a food processor, pulse together pecans, walnuts, orange zest, dried cherries, dates, cinnamon, fennel seed, cardamom, nutmeg, and ginger until coarsely chopped.
- Add orange juice and maple syrup and pulse 2-3 times to incorporate.
- Using an apple corer or knife, remove the core from the apples and peel away a ⅓-inch from the edge.
- Divide the filling mixture into 6 clumps and stuff each apple.
- Place the stuffed apples in an oiled baking pan (coconut oil works well).
- Cover with foil and bake for 45-70 minutes, depending on the size and type of apples used, until they pierce easily with a knife.
Notes
- Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream or vegan ice cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed apple
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg