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Healthy baked apples dessert on a gray plate with a fork on the edge of the plate and a slice of the apple on the plate. Whole red apples are in the background.

SUGAR-FREE STUFFED BAKED APPLES

A delicious, easy, healthy baked apple dessert. Filled with whole oats, walnuts, dried unsweetened cranberries, and cinnamon.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 283kcal
Author: Linda Meyer

Ingredients

  • 8 medium to large apples
  • 1 cup 81 g rolled oats
  • 1 cup 117 g chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup 76 g dried unsweetened cranberries or raisins
  • 2 tsp 5 g ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp finely ground sea salt
  • 2 tbsp 29 g chilled vegan butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup 240 ml + 3 tbsp (45 ml) water, divided

TOPPING

  • Vegan vanilla ice-cream
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) degrees
  • Wash and carefully core the apples with a paring knife. Scrape the bottom of the core out with a spoon, making sure that you don’t put a hole in the bottom of the apple.

FOR THE FILLING

  • In a large mixing bowl combine the oats, walnuts, cranberries or raisings, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, vegan butter, and 3 tbsp (45 ml) of water. Use your hands to mix it together, pressing the butter into the oats until it becomes sticky.
  • Put the apples in a deep baking dish and pour one cup of water in the pan. Liberally spoon the filling into the apples to the top and cover the pan with foil.
  • Bake for approximately one hour, or until fork tender. Serve warm and top with vanilla ice-cream if desired.

Notes

The nutrition facts for this recipe are just an estimate. 

Nutrition

Sodium: 28mg | Calcium: 40mg | Vitamin C: 9.1mg | Vitamin A: 100IU | Sugar: 19g | Fiber: 7g | Potassium: 370mg | Calories: 283kcal | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 13g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 41g | Iron: 1.4mg