{"id":3603,"date":"2017-06-09T18:56:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T18:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vitaminpacks.com\/blog\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:50:55","slug":"baked-stuffed-apples-with-walnuts-maple-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/baked-stuffed-apples-with-walnuts-maple-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Stuffed Apples With Walnuts &#038; Maple Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"Toasting walnuts intensifies the flavor, so you use less in recipes. Toasted wheat germ has a natural nutty flavor and, when combined with currants, gives a sweet, rich taste.Ingredients:2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ4 large baking apples (Golden Delicious, Rome, or Granny Smith)1\/3 cup dried currants1 tablespoon brown sugar2 teaspoons reduced-fat margarine1\/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon4 teaspoons lite maple syrup1 1\/2 cups apple juice1 tablespoon honey1\/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1\/2 cup fat-free half &amp; halfDirections:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.1) In a small bowl, combine walnuts and wheat germ. Place together on tin foil in a single layer and bake for 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden brown. Set aside.2) Using a melon baller, scoop out core of apple. Leave bottom intact. Peel a strip off top quarter of each apple or middle of apple (for decoration). Stand apples in a 8&#8243; X 8&#8243; baking pan. Set aside.3) In a small bowl, combine walnut\/wheat germ mixture, currants, brown sugar, margarine, and cinnamon. Mix into a paste.4) Fill apple core with about 1 heaping tablespoon of walnut filling. Spoon 1 teaspoon maple syrup into each apple core, drizzling it on top of filling.5) In a medium bowl, mix together apple juice, honey, and nutmeg. Pour into baking pan with apples. Bake apples uncovered for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until apples are soft when pierced with a fork. Baste several times with apple juice mixture while baking.6) Let cool 5 minutes. To serve, slice each apple in half, lengthwise. Press any loose filling back into each half. Place on individual dessert plates. Drizzle with warm fat-free half &amp; half and serve immediately. Makes 8 servings, one half apple each.Nutritional Analysis per serving: 140 Calories; 14 percent fat (2.2 grams); 0 gram saturated fat; 5 percent protein; 81 percent carbohydrate; 3 grams fiber.If you are looking for the highest quality Vitamin and Mineral Supplements personalized for you, please go to www.personanutrition.com and take their on-line questionnaire providing individualized vitamin and mineral recommendations. Persona is the only Science Based supplement provider on the web today! Take advantage of their knowledge and use it to your health\u2019s benefit!This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by your physician or other healthcare professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. Do not use the information from this article for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement, or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health care provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read in this article.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toasting walnuts intensifies the flavor, so you use less in recipes. Toasted wheat germ has a natural nutty flavor and, when combined with currants, gives a sweet, rich taste. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped 2 tablespoons","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-3603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes-2","tag-food"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3603"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19885,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3603\/revisions\/19885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.personanutrition.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}