How to Make Healthy Stuffed Apples (Vegan-Friendly)

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and adds a subtle flavor.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried apricots

Dried cranberries add tartness.

Heat unsweetened almond milk in a pot.

In a bowl, mix brown sugar with lemon zest.

Add the lemon-sugar mixture to the hot milk and stir until the sugar melts.

Add a couple of tablespoons of the hot milk to flour and mix until smooth.

Combine the flour mixture with the milk in the pot and cook until creamy, about 5 minutes.

Set the cream aside.

Cut the tops off the apples, about three-quarters of the way down, and make a circular cut to scoop out the pulp.

Scoop out the apple pulp and add a few drops of lemon juice to prevent browning.

Roughly chop the apple pulp and cook it in a pot with juice from two mandarins and a quarter teaspoon of cinnamon for 5-10 minutes until liquid evaporates.

Add chopped almonds to the mixture and combine.

Fill the hollowed apples with the mixture and cover with their tops.

Bake in the oven at 375°F for 25-30 minutes.

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