Sugar Free Stuffed Baked Apples

A delicious, easy, healthy baked apple dessert. Filled with whole oats, walnuts, dried unsweetened cranberries, and cinnamon.

THE RECIPE
- 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 Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon 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
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.
Source: veganosity.com