Are baked apples as healthy as raw apples?
Apples are healthiest when eaten raw but they are still very healthy even though they lose some nutrients and have higher levels of carbohydrates when cooked.
Can I freeze baked apples?
In terms of health and nutritional value, there is nothing wrong with freezing baked apples. However, they lose their taste and texture when frozen so it is not recommended to freeze them for enjoyment.
Walnut-Stuffed Baked Apples Air Fryer Recipe
Red apples have been winking from the trees and the grocery store shelves. How about getting some and making the baked apples recipe below!
Tags: Air fryer baked apples
Apple is the most commonly known and cultivated fruit in the world. It grows almost everywhere, and every person has seen an apple tree at least once in their lifetime even if they have never seen any other fruit tree. It has many cultivars with various colors, sizes, and tastes.
Apple is mostly eaten raw as a fruit but it is also a flavorful ingredient in desserts. In order to make desserts with apples, you can either use whole apples as it is so in this recipe, or prepare apple butter or applesauce to add into recipes later on. Please follow this link to learn how to make applesauce in a bread maker. This recipe can also be used to make apple butter. You can also try making apple butter cake in a bread machine following this link.
In this recipe, we are going to make a whole apple dessert stuffing them with walnuts and raisins. The tastes of walnuts, raisins and apples blend and complement each other very well in this recipe. Walnut-stuffed baked apples recipe will be your favorite whenever you need a light but delicious dessert.
Let’s move on to the recipe below and make the healthiest dessert in our air fryer!
Ingredients
4 apples
4 tablespoons walnuts
4 tablespoons raisins
½ teaspoon allspice
¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
4 tablespoons butter
Olive oil spray
Directions
Preheat the air fryer by setting the temperature to 350°F and the timer to 3 minutes. Once you press the “Start/Pause” button, it will start warming up.
Core the apples from the top with a teaspoon and set them aside.
Add walnuts, raisins, all spice, nutmeg powder, and butter into a bowl and mix them.
Spoon the mixture into the apples until they are full.
Open the air fryer, lightly grease the basket with olive oil spray, stand the apples in the basket, and close the air fryer.
Set the timer to 20 minutes and press the “Start/Pause” button to begin baking.
Bake the walnut-stuffed apples until the apples are tender.
Open the air fryer and carefully remove the apples onto a serving platter using tongs.
Serve warm or at room temperature depending on your preference.
Enjoy the healthiest dessert!
Nutrition Facts
RECIPE NOTE FOR WALNUT-STUFFED BAKED APPLES:
You can also make this dessert using pears instead of apples, especially Asian pears.
HOW TO SERVE WALNUT-STUFFED BAKED APPLES:
You can serve walnut-stuffed baked apples plain or topped with some whipped cream. Vanilla ice cream also goes well next to it.
HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER WALNUT-STUFFED BAKED APPLES:
You can store leftover walnut-stuffed baked apples at room temperature for up to 5 days. It is better to cover them to prevent them from losing moisture and stiffening.
