September 22, 2013

Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples – With Video!

Name: Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1/4 cup raisins; 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 4 large Gala apples; 1/2 cup fresh orange juice

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These Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples are an easy fall treat for a crowd, or a weeknight dessert recipe for one or two.

It’s a fact – toward the end of the summer, I start to long for fall and winter food. And toward the end of the winter, I start to long for spring and summer food. I’ve been longing for soups, stews, braises, lasagna and anything involving apples and pumpkins for weeks now. I love you, summer, but I’m done.

Seeing as how it was in the 40′s one morning last week when I woke up, my fall menu planning is in full swing. Although, in true Michigan fashion, as I’m writing this (Friday), it’s 81 degrees.

Sigh. This state. Always with the unpredictable temperature swings. I’ll consider today a slight blip on the path to full-on sweater and warm apple cider weather.

Nothing says “autumn” to me more than going to an apple orchard, eating warm donuts for lunch, and buying way, way more apples than I realistically need. Then spending the next month putting apples in everything I eat to prove to myself that buying all those apples was a great idea.

Here’s one of my favorite simple desserts – these baked apples are easy to adapt for a crowd, or a simple weeknight sweet treat for two. They’re even great to add to your Thanksgiving recipes list, as a fun alternative to traditional apple pie.

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The ingredients for these Walnut Stuffed Baked Apples are easy to find:

brown sugar
walnuts
raisins
butter
cinnamon
ginger
nutmeg
cloves
apples
orange juice

Can Stuffed Baked Apples be frozen?

I wouldn’t recommend freezing them. I think the texture will suffer and they might not turn out as well as you would like them to. If you’d like to save time, I would recommend preparing the mixture in Step 1 and keeping it in the fridge. Then, on the day you want to serve these, proceeding with the rest of the steps.

How long to bake Stuffed Baked Apples?

It will depend on the size of your apples (the larger the apple, the longer it will take to bake), but 30 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees F seems to be the right baking time for most large size (not lunchbox size) apples.

Yield: 4 servings