Gorgonzola-and-Walnut-Stuffed Apples

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Juicy, stuffed, grilled apples ooze with melted cheese for a sweet side dish or tasty dessert.

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Prep Time:
20 mins
Grill Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 4 medium cooking apples, such as Granny Smith or Jonathan

  • ¼ cup crumbled Gorgonzola, Stilton, or Roquefort cheese

  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts

  • 2 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted

  • 4 teaspoon honey

  • Honey

Directions

  1. Core apples almost to the bottom, leaving approximately 1/2 inch. Remove 1 inch of peel from the top of each apple.

  2. In a small bowl stir together Gorgonzola, walnuts, and melted butter. Fill each cored apple three-fourths full. Drizzle 1 teaspoon honey into each. Add remaining filling to apples. Place apples in a disposable foil pan.

  3. For a charcoal grill, arrange medium-hot coals around edge of grill. Test for medium heat over center of grill. Place apples on rack in the center of the grill. Cover; grill for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust grill for indirect grilling. Place apples on grill rack. Grill as above.)

  4. Drizzle each serving with additional honey; serve warm.

Brie-and-Hazelnut-Stuffed Apples:

Prepare as directed, except substitute 1/3 cup finely cubed brie for the Gorgonzola, 3 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts for the walnuts, 4 teaspoons fig or red currant preserves for the honey, and add 1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon to the cheese mixture. To serve, melt additional preserves and drizzle over apples.Nutrition Facts per serving of Brie-and-Hazelnut-Stuffed Apples: 224 cal., 13 g fat (5 g sat. fat), 28 mg chol., 25 g carbo., 4 g dietary fiber, 4 g pro.Daily Values: 7% vit. A, 10% vit. C, 4% calcium, 3% iron. Exchanges: 1 Fruit, 1/2 Other Carbo., 1/2 High-Fat Meat, 2 Fat

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

226 Calories
14g Fat
26g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 226
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g 18%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 163mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 9%
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 5.3mg 27%
Calcium 60.6mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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