Baked Apples with Cashew Cream
This baked apples with cashew cream recipe is super easy to make. The cinnamon and vanilla will fill your house with love.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 4 large apples
- 1 cup raw cashews or almonds soaked 1 hour in hot water to cover
- 3 Tbl maple syrup divided
- ½ tsp vanilla extract non-alcoholic preferred
- ½ cup water + ¼ cup water
- ½ tsp Ceylon cinnamon*
- 1/3 cup walnuts chopped (or other of your favorite nuts)
- ½ cup homemade granola or store-bought Engine 2 Diet brand
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- Core, hollow out, and peel the top ¼ of the apple skins. Or, cut in half and core.
- Place the apples in an 8-9” baking dish. If the apples don’t sit up, trim a small slice from the bottom of each.
- After the cashews have soaked for at least 1 hour, drain them and place into a blender with ½ cup of the fresh water, the maple syrup and vanilla. Blend until smooth. This may take several minutes. Remove with a spatula to a bowl and refrigerate.
- Drizzle the apples with 1 Tbl maple syrup and sprinkle with cinnamon. Stuff the centers with a few walnuts.
- Pour ¼ cup water into the bottom of the dish, cover with foil and bake for about 30-45 minutes. Check for softness and bake longer if needed.
- Uncover and bake another 10 minutes.
- Before serving, top with chilled cashew cream and a sprinkling of granola.
Notes
non-alcoholic vanilla extract preferred
*I recommend using Ceylon cinnamon, which has a sweeter, more delicate flavor, because the most common cinnamon, cassia, contains coumarin, a naturally occurring compound that may be toxic to the liver at doses of 1 teaspoon per day for adults and 1/4 teaspoon for children a few times a week. See reference from nutritionfacts.org. This label is for 1 apple without cashew cream
Granola included Cashew Cream, 1 Tablespoon = 88 calories
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*I recommend using Ceylon cinnamon, which has a sweeter, more delicate flavor, because the most common cinnamon, cassia, contains coumarin, a naturally occurring compound that may be toxic to the liver at doses of 1 teaspoon per day for adults and 1/4 teaspoon for children a few times a week. See reference from nutritionfacts.org. This label is for 1 apple without cashew cream
Granola included Cashew Cream, 1 Tablespoon = 88 calories
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Baked Apples with Cashew Cream
Amount per Serving
Calories
255
% Daily Value*
Fat
8.7
g
13
%
Saturated Fat
0.9
g
6
%
Sodium
3.1
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
45
g
15
%
Fiber
7.4
g
31
%
Sugar
28.2
g
31
%
Protein
4.1
g
8
%
Vitamin C
14
mg
17
%
Calcium
40
mg
4
%
Iron
1.1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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