Winter-Spiced Banana and Pecan Stuffed Apples
By: Nikki Brown
Published: Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 6:16am

Ingredients




3 apples
120g/4oz bananas, sliced
30g/1oz pecans, roughly chopped
25g/1oz coconut sugar
1/2 tsp/1g cinnamon
1/2 tsp/1g nutmeg
1/2 tsp/1g ground cloves
1/2 tsp/1g ground green cardamom
15ml/0.5fl oz oil
60ml/2fl oz water

Preparation

1 Pre-heat the oven to 175C/350F. 2 Cut the tops of apples off and scoop out the flesh from the centre. Keep apples submerged in acidulated water (bowl of water plus about a tablespoon of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar) to keep them from oxidising. 3 Roughly chop the scooped out apple flesh. 4 In a bowl, toss chopped apples, bananas, pecans, coconut sugar, coconut oil and the spices. 5 Stuff the apples with the mixture and sprinkle some coconut sugar on top. 6 Arrange apples upright in an oven safe dish. Pour about a 60ml/2fl oz of water into the dish. 7 Bake for 30 minutes.

About

A nutrient packed, winter warmer to be enjoyed over the festive period and all through the year. Nuts contain several important B vitamins necessary for enzyme metabolism inside the body. Introduce a handful of pecan nuts into your diet to ensure you are getting a good supply of vitamins, minerals and protein. Bananas contain fibre, potassium and have 33% of the daily recommended amount of Vitamin B6. Enjoy this fruit and nutty treat!