You will need:
6 Honeycrisp, Fuji, or other red apples
1 cup of water to put into the baking dish
For the ‘stuffing’ ingredients:
1 cup walnuts, lightly chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries or golden raisins
1 TEA Ceylon cinnamon powder
1/4 TEA nutmeg
1/4 TEA dried ginger
Sweetener: YOU CHOOSE from either 1/4 cup honey, or Bee Free honey, maple syrup or brown sugar. (Pick one)
3 TBLS butter (or neutral oil like tea seed or grape seed)
Optional: 1/4 cup apple or orange juice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Wash the apples, then slice off the top of them, approximately 1 inch down.
Now core them and use a small scoop such as a melon scoop to take out some of the apple. Be sure to keep the apple whole and to get all the seeds out.
You are simply trying to create some space in the center of the apple to put the ‘stuffing’ in them. Set them aside. In a small bowl stir together the melted the butter (or oil) and all of the stuffing ingredients. If you’d like it thinner, add the apple juice. Mix well. Pour the stuffing into each apple and then place them all into a deep baking dish. Pour in the cup of water into the bottom of the baking dish. Bake 30 – 40 minutes. When the apples are soft, they are done.
Suzy Cohen, RPh, has been a licensed pharmacist for over 30 years, blending conventional medicine with natural approaches to help people feel better and live healthier. She is the founder of Script Essentials, a supplement company known for targeted, custom-formulated products, some with patented innovations.
With a special focus on thyroid health, functional medicine, and drug-induced nutrient depletion (what she calls “drug muggers”), Suzy is the author of several books including Thyroid Healthy, Drug Muggers, and Diabetes Without Drugs. She also writes a nationally syndicated health column and shares practical, easy-to-understand guidance with readers around the world.
