Vegan-Stuffed Granny Smiths with Maple Sauce

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Stuffed Granny Smiths with Maple Sauce

 

Recipe By : Cooking Light January/February 1999

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Desserts Vegan

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3/4 cup dried sweet cherries

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin-pie spice

8 Granny Smith apples

1 cup apple juice

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 tablespoon butter OR stick margarine -- melted

 

Preheat oven to 350F.

 

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.

 

Core apples three-fourths of the way through. Do not cut through bottom.

Peel top half of each apple. Fill apples with cherry mixture. Place

apples in a 12-inch cast iron or heavy ovenproof skillet. Add the juice

to the skillet. Combine maple syrup and butter; pour over apples. Cover;

bake at 350F for 40 minutes. Uncover, baste apples with juice from pan.

Bake, uncovered, an additional 25 minutes is until tender. Serve with

sauce.

 

Serving size: 1 apple and 2 tablespoons sauce

 

CALORIES: 307 (13% from fat); FAT: 4.4g; PROTEIN: 1.7g; CARB: 69.5; FIBER:

5.7g; CHOL: 4mg; IRON: 1.5mg; SODIUM: 29mg; CALC: 56mg

 

 

 

 

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NOTES : Apples can also be baked in a 9x13-inch baking dish)