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    Cranberry Stuffed Apples with Brown Sugar

    Published: Dec 1, 2022 by burntapple · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Enjoy some cranberry stuffed apples with brown sugar and spices! A delicious healthier winter treat! Just a couple hundred calories or less per apple and oh so warm and delicious! (gluten free, dairy free, nut free option, soy free, vegan, vegetarian)

    Ingredients in Stuffed Apples

    All you need are some common ingredients to make these homemade and delicious apples!

    • Orange
    • Cinnamon
    • Apples
    • Cranberries
    • Brown Sugar
    • Walnuts (optional)

    Cooking Apples

    Once you mix together the cinnamon, sugar and cranberries we suggest cooking your in the oven so they are cooked and ready in about thirty minutes or less!

    Another way to cook them is in your slow cooker. Place them in your slow cooker at the start of your event and they will be ready in 1-3 hours depending on the heat!

    Substitutions

    • Lower Calorie version: Use low calorie orange juice and low calorie brown sugar or coconut sugar.
    • Dairy Free: Use dairy free whipped cream or dairy free vanilla ice cream for topping (optional)

    Recipes

    There are so many different baked apple recipes available. But one of our favorite slow cooker fruit recipes this time of year are our slow cooker butterscotch pears!

    Slow Cooker Butterscotch Pears

    If you love cranberries, I also have some delicious cranberry recipes too!

    Five Minute Cranberry Sauce

    Five Minute Cranberry Sauce
    Five Minute Cranberry Sauce

    Or how about a nice cranberry infused drink? This one is perfect as it uses some of the same ingredients in this stuffed apple recipe!

    sparkling drink with winter berries and fruits
    sparkling drink with winter berries and fruits

    this is one of my favorites. An old recipe but a good one, it does have more than five ingredients but is oh so delicious! Cranberry and white chocolate chips? So good and perfect for cold weather!!

    Gluten Free Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

    You can also search through some of our other amazing cranberry recipes!

    Go to Cranberry Recipes
    cranberry stuffed apples with brown sugar

    Cranberry Stuffed Apples with Brown Sugar

    Traci Wennerholm
    Enjoy some cranberry stuffed apples with brown sugar and spices! A delicious healthier winter treat! Just a couple hundred calories or less per apple and oh so warm and delicious! (gluten free, dairy free, nut free option, soy free, vegan, vegetarian, FODMAP)
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 whole apples
    • 1 tablespoon orange juice
    • ⅓ cup fresh or dried cranberries
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • 2 tablespoon chopped walnuts optional
    • whipped cream or vanilla ice cream optional

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 8x8 inch pan and set aside.
    • Peel the top ⅓ of the apple, then core, leaving the bottom of the apple so you can fill it with filling.
    • In a small bowl, stir together the orange juice, cranberries, cinnamon, sugar and walnuts (if using)
    • Pour the cranberry mixture evenly into each apple.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from oven and allow to cool for five minutes before serving. Top with whipped cream and ice cream if desired.

    Notes

    STORAGE:
    Apples are best served warm
    OPTIONAL COOKING METHOD:
    Lightly grease slow cooker. Arrange stuffed apples. Cook for 1-1 ½ hours on high or approximately 2 hours on low. 
    SUBSTITUTIONS:
    Substitute low calorie brown sugar or coconut sugar for brown sugar. 
    Use dairy free whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. 
    Keyword dairy free, gluten free, vegan, vegetarian
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