Stuffed Apples

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A classic baked apple dessert, only done in a slow cooker. Play around with the spices and dried fruit options until you find your favorite mix.

Stuffed Apples
Photo: Peter Krumhardt
Prep Time:
20 mins
Slow Cook Time:
5 hrs
Total Time:
5 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 4 medium tart baking apples (such as Granny Smith, Braeburn, or Jonathan)

  • cup snipped dried figs or raisins

  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar

  • ½ teaspoon apple pie spice or ground cinnamon

  • ¼ cup apple juice

  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, cut into four pieces

Directions

  1. Core apples; cut a strip of peel from the top of each apple. Place apples, top sides up, in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.

  2. In a small bowl combine figs, brown sugar, and apple pie spice. Spoon mixture into centers of apples, patting in with a knife or narrow metal spatula. Pour apple juice around apples in cooker. Top each apple with a piece of butter.

  3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

  4. Using a large spoon transfer apples to dessert dishes. Spoon some of the cooking liquid over apples. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

200 Calories
3g Fat
45g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 200
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 31mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 45g 16%
Protein 1g

*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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