Simple Baked Apples

Name: Simple Baked Apples
Prep time: 15

4.2

4.2 out of 5 stars (based on 14 reviews)

15 min prep

4 servings

Carrot Icon for Number of Ingredients Size

6 ingredients

These Simple Baked Apples are always a good, quick way to make a healthy dessert that anyone can enjoy, hot or cold. All you need are some tart-sweet apples, like Granny Smiths, Braeburns, or Pink...

Click Here to Watch the Video Tutorial

2 to 3 tablespoon sliced almonds, or chopped walnuts
4 tart eating apples, cored
1 tablespoon dried cranberries or raisins
2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup, or to taste
2 teaspoon butter, or to taste (optional)
1 to 2 tablespoon water

Missing an Ingredient?

Visit our ingredient substitution guide ›

Nutrition Facts

Calories

182 cals

Fat

5 g

Saturated Fat

2 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

1 g

Monounsaturated Fat

2 g

Carbohydrates

36 g

Sugar

28 g

Fiber

5 g

Protein

2 g

Sodium

4 mg

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Dry roast the sliced almonds in a heavy pan just until they begin to color. Set aside in a bowl.
Place the apples in a baking dish just big enough to hold them. Stuff them with the dried fruit. Drizzle them with the maple syrup making sure that it gets into the hollowed out core, and then put a nut of butter on top of each one. Add the water to the bottom of the dish.
With a sharp knife, cut a slit in the skin all the way around the waist of each cored apple. This will allow them to expand as they cook.
Serve sprinkled with the toasted almonds and with thick yogurt or ice cream on the side.

Chef Tips

I don’t believe in substitutions in desserts. I’d rather eat less of something really good. It’s a little bit of what you fancy that does you good, not a lot.

Registered Dietitian Approved

Our recipes, articles, and videos are reviewed by our oncology-trained dietitians to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and follows the guidelines set by the Oncology Nutrition for Clinical Practice, 2nd Ed., published by the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, a professional interest group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society