I love cold days because to me they mean roast dinners, warming spices and comfort foods. This dessert will help you get a serve of fruit into your day and is incredibly moreish.
It whips up very quickly. I usually prep them while I am making the main meal so they are ready to pop in when the roast is finished. Try them, you won’t regret it 🙂
Spiced Baked Apples
- Prep time: 10 mins
- Cook time: 30 mins
- Total time: 40 mins
- Serves: 2
- Gluten free
- Dairy free
- Healthy fats
- Refined sugar free
- Paleo
Ingredients:
- 2 large organic green apples
- 1/4 cup macadamias
- 1/4 cup Brazil nuts
- 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp vanilla powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cardamon or all spice
- 1 tsp honey, if required for extra sweetness
- 4 tsp cultured organic butter or coconut oil for dairy free option.
Instructions:
- core the apples (I use a cute, cheap stainless steel apple corer)
- chop nuts finely in a blender, spice grinder or food processor
- mix the spices with nuts
- stuff the hole in each apple with the nut and spice mix
- if you need extra sweetness, drizzle 1/2 tsp honey on each apple
- pop 1 tsp of butter on top of each apple and another 1 or 2 tsp in the baking dish
- sprinkle any remaining nut mix over and around the apples
- bake at 180°C (360°F) for 25-30 minutes (until the apples are soft and start to break apart)
To serve, full fat natural yogurt is great dolloped on the top. You can also substitute the nuts in the recipe with any nuts you like.
What is your favourite healthy dessert?
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I’ve tried red apples sauteed with cinnamon and garnished with Manuka honey. It is still an acquired taste but I love banana chips or fried plantains.
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The green apples are a lot more tart than the red. That dish sounds yummy!
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I taught it in a cooking class. I was a guest “chef” and I needed an easy dessert to go with the (oven version) omlette pizza I was also teaching the class to make.
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That would have been a great class!
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You’re very kind. It went well. I’m sure you’ve done your fair share. If you have some videos, please point me to them. xo
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I’m not fond of videos. I should probably do some 🤔
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No worries. Just wondering if you had some. The spelling change has taken effect and I can find you now. Warm regards for Tuesday. xo
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Yes thanks for telling me! I hope you have a good day. Xxx
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Yum, I just love baked apples, and with an extra hit of protein from the nuts, this recipe is straight on my must try list! Great to find you via Aussie Bloggers. Cheers, Louise@WillungaWino.com
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Thanks Louise. Lovely to meet you. I hope you love the recipe as much as I do.
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This looks delicious! The perfect use of apples, and it’s basically good for you!! Please follow my blog at https://baking781.wordpress.com/. Thanks, I appreciate it!!😀😀. And I followed!!😀
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Thank you Bernadine i will check your blog out 😊
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