Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts and Dates

I sure hope you love apples and nuts as much as I do. I am nuts for nuts and sweet-tangy apples paired together. If you make this recipe your home will smell amazing! Pinky promise. These stuffed apples take hardly any effort to prepare and the results are splendid. This treat is great no matter what time of year and for any time you want a healthful, vitamin packed sweet bite.

Baked apples with walnuts, dates, coconut milk drizzle.
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time50 mins
 9 Apples, cored
 a little Lemon Juice
 1 tablespoon Unrefined Coconut Oil
 1/2 cup (60 grams) Almond Meal/Flour
 1/4 cup (30 grams) chopped toasted Walnuts
 4 dried Dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces
 pinch of fine Sea Salt, ground Cinnamon and ground Ginger
 1/4 cup (57 grams) Unsweetened Light Coconut Milk
Optional Toppings
 Coconut Milk
 Heavy Cream
 Dried Fruit
 Maple Syrup or Honey drizzle
Serve With
 Ice Cream
 Frozen Yogurt
 Greek Yogurt
1

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F with the rack in the center. Core apples and squeeze a little lemon juice into each one. Melt coconut oil in a small pan. Stir in almond meal, walnuts, dates, salt, cinnamon, ginger and coconut milk. Heat for a few minutes over medium heat. Carefully stuff apples with the mixture. Place apples in muffin pans or on a bake safe dish.

2

Cover loosely with foil. Bake for about 45 min or until apples have softened and split.

Ingredients

 9 Apples, cored
 a little Lemon Juice
 1 tablespoon Unrefined Coconut Oil
 1/2 cup (60 grams) Almond Meal/Flour
 1/4 cup (30 grams) chopped toasted Walnuts
 4 dried Dates, pitted and chopped into small pieces
 pinch of fine Sea Salt, ground Cinnamon and ground Ginger
 1/4 cup (57 grams) Unsweetened Light Coconut Milk
Optional Toppings
 Coconut Milk
 Heavy Cream
 Dried Fruit
 Maple Syrup or Honey drizzle
Serve With
 Ice Cream
 Frozen Yogurt
 Greek Yogurt

Directions

1

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F with the rack in the center. Core apples and squeeze a little lemon juice into each one. Melt coconut oil in a small pan. Stir in almond meal, walnuts, dates, salt, cinnamon, ginger and coconut milk. Heat for a few minutes over medium heat. Carefully stuff apples with the mixture. Place apples in muffin pans or on a bake safe dish.

2

Cover loosely with foil. Bake for about 45 min or until apples have softened and split.

Notes

Stuffed Baked Apples with Walnuts and Dates

~ Marla Meridith

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