Pecan-and-Dried Fruit Baked Apples

Gluten Free
Health score
1%
Pecan-and-Dried Fruit Baked Apples
45 min.
6
293kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup apple cider 
  • large rome apples cored
  • 0.3 cup firmly brown sugar packed
  • tablespoons butter divided softened
  • 0.3 cup cranberries dried
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
  • tablespoon juice of lemon 
  • 0.3 cup pecans chopped
  • 0.5 cup raisins 
  • 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • servings garnishes: whipped cream toasted

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • sieve

Directions

  1. Place pecans on a baking sheet, and bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Set pecans aside.
  2. Make 4 evenly spaced vertical cuts through each apple, stopping halfway from bottom.
  3. Brush insides of apples with lemon juice.
  4. Place apples in a 9-inch pie plate.
  5. Combine 1 tablespoon butter, raisins, and next 4 ingredients. Stuff mixture evenly into apples, pressing into center of each apple. Top evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon butter.
  6. Pour cider, vanilla, and, if desired, rum around apples in pieplate.
  7. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes, basting twice every 30 minutes or until apples are tender.
  8. Transfer apples to a serving dish, reserving juices, and keep warm.
  9. Pour juices through a wire-mesh strainer into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture is thickened and is syrup consistency.
  10. Drizzle over warm apples; garnish, if desired.
  11. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Calories293kcal
Protein2.01%
Fat25.45%
Carbs72.54%

Properties

Glycemic Index
53.59
Glycemic Load
14.57
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
6.384782700435%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
4.02mg
Delphinidin
0.34mg
Peonidin
0.04mg
Catechin
3.47mg
Epigallocatechin
0.84mg
Epicatechin
17.76mg
Epicatechin 3-gallate
0.02mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.53mg
Eriodictyol
0.12mg
Hesperetin
0.36mg
Naringenin
0.03mg
Luteolin
0.27mg
Kaempferol
0.31mg
Myricetin
0.12mg
Quercetin
9.29mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:293.3kcal
14.67%
Fat:8.95g
13.77%
Saturated Fat:3.63g
22.66%
Carbohydrates:57.4g
19.13%
Net Carbohydrates:50.37g
18.32%
Sugar:38.42g
42.69%
Cholesterol:14.59mg
4.86%
Sodium:39.78mg
1.73%
Alcohol:0.06g
100%
Alcohol %:0.03%
100%
Protein:1.59g
3.18%
Fiber:7.03g
28.12%
Manganese:0.38mg
19.04%
Vitamin C:12.12mg
14.7%
Potassium:405.22mg
11.58%
Copper:0.16mg
8.18%
Vitamin B6:0.14mg
6.85%
Vitamin B1:0.09mg
5.97%
Magnesium:23.46mg
5.86%
Vitamin B2:0.1mg
5.69%
Vitamin K:5.94µg
5.66%
Vitamin A:281.61IU
5.63%
Phosphorus:55.27mg
5.53%
Vitamin E:0.73mg
4.85%
Iron:0.83mg
4.59%
Calcium:38.75mg
3.88%
Zinc:0.36mg
2.41%
Vitamin B5:0.24mg
2.41%
Vitamin B3:0.46mg
2.28%
Folate:9.04µg
2.26%
Source:My Recipes